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EXCURSION 


OF     THE 


pUTNAM    PHALANX 

T  O 

BOSTON,  CHARLESTOWN  AND  PROVIDENCE, 

October  4TH,  5TH,  6th  and  7TH, . , 
IN    THE    YEAR  OF   OUR  LORD    1859. 


HARTFORD,  CONN: 
PUBLISHED    BY    THE    PHALANX, 

1859- 


PRINTED    AT    HARTFORD,    CONN., 

BY     CASE,     LOCK  WO  OD     &     CO. 


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PREFATORY. 

HE  Putnam  Phalanx,  defirous  of  putting  in  permanent 
form  a  Complete  Record  of  their  recent  Excurfion  to 
Bofton,  Charleftown  and  Providence,  confided  the  ta(k 
of  its  preparation  for  publication  to  one  who  is  not  a 
member  of  their  Organization.  With  him  the  labor  has  been  one 
of  careful  collation  and  of  furnilhing  fuch  thread  of  narrative  as 
was  neceflary  to  conned  the  various  Addrefles  and  more  important 
Incidents  of  the  Excurfion,  which  were  extenfively  reported  in  the 
Journals  of  the  day.  In  a  publication  emanating  from  the  Phalanx, 
it  has  feemed  proper  to  avoid  particular  comment  upon  the  perform- 
ances of  individuals,  and  generally  to  omit  the  enthufiaftic  encomi- 
ums of  the  prefs  which  were  lavifhed  upon  the  prominent  mem- 
bers of  the  Organization.  It  is  but  fimply  juft  that  the  entire  credit 
of  thefe  journeyings,  and  of  the  brilliant  feries  of  receptions,  fhould 
be  attributed  to  the  Battalion  as  a  body  —  not  forgetting  thofe  cour- 
teous and  hofpitable  friends  in  the  Cities  vifited,  whofe  unwearied 
efforts  and  attentions  contributed  fo  largely  to  the  fuccefs,  as  well  as 
pleafure  of  the  Excurfion. 

Care  has  been  taken  to  obtain  revifed  copies  of  the  Addreffes  from 
the  various  Speakers.  The  thanks  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx  are  refped- 
fully  and  cordially  tendered  to  Mrs.  L.  H.  Sigourney,  for  the  beauti- 
ful poem  on  General  Putnam,  and  to  George  H.  Clark,  Efq.,  for  the 
exquifite  lines  upon  the  affeding  incident  at  Moofup — both  of  which 
were  kindly  furnilhed  expreflly  for  this  publication. 


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GENERAL     PUTNAM. 

REAT  Soul,  and  brave,  'tis  good  to  think  of  thee. 
And  with  a  filial  reverence  raife  the  veil 
From  patriot  valor,  that  ne'er  fought  of  Fame 
Her  clarion-payment. 

See  we  not  again. 
The  unfinifhed  furrow,  the  forfaken  home, 
The  flying  fteed,  urg'd  by  thy  fleeplefs  heart 
That  throbb'd  indignant  o'er  a  fmother'J  found, — 
The  cry  of  Lexington? 

That  echoed  cry 
Rous'd  a  young  nation  from  its  lingering  fleep 
To  rufli  againft  the  force  of  tyrant  power, 
Time-confecrated,  and  with  fling  and  ft:one 
Defy  the  giant. 

Bunker  Hill  records 
Thy  ftern  o'ermaftery  of  the  battle-llorm. 
The  deep  memorial  of  thy  dauntlefs  deeds 
That  bore  the  fpirit  of  a  trampled  land. 
Through  this  red  preface  of  her  liberty. 

Hark! — from  the  heaving  of  yon  burial  fods 
Where  fleep  our  Country's  champions,  comes  a  voice 
Demanding  for  thy  name  its  juft  reward 
Too  long  withheld. — Of  Hiftory  it  demands 
That  lingering  truth  fliould  light  her  lettered  fcroll. 
And  fummons  tardy  man  to  fet  thy  fame 
In  fculptured  marble,  that  recording  ftars 
May  read  it  clearly  from  their  filver  thrones. 
And  lifping  children  from  its  tablet  learn 
What  patriot  virtue  means. 

L.  H.  S 


EXCURSION. 

T  a  Special  Meeting  of  the  Putnam  Pha- 
lanx, held  at  their  Amiory  on  the  evening 
of  September  i8th,  it  was  unanimoufly 
refolved  that  the  Phalanx  as  a  body  fliould 
make  a  Pilgrimage  to  Bunker  Hill,  and  a  brief  vifit  to 
Bolton,  Charleitown  and  Providence.  ^/artcr-M aster 
Strong  proceeded  to  thoie  places  to  make  the  neceflary 
arrangements,  and  at  a  fubfequent  meeting,  the  4th,  5th, 
6th  and  7th  days  of  Odober  were  feleded  as  the  time 
for  the  propofed  Excurfion.  After  due  confideration, 
the  Phalanx  decided  to  invite  but  two  perfons  to  accom- 
pany them  as  Guelts  of  the  Battalion,  viz:  his  Excel- 
lency Governor  Buckingham,  and  ex-Govemor  Seymour, 
of  Connedicut.  To  the  great  regret  of  the  Organization, 
the  Secretary  received  the  following  letters,  refpectfully 
declining  the  invitation: 

From    Governor.    Buckingham. 

State    of    Connecticut,  |^ 

Executive  Department.    ) 

Norzcich,  September  30///,  1859. 
J.   M.   Sexton,  Es^)., 

Sec.  Putnam  Phalanx, 

Dear  Sir:      I    have  the  plcafure  ot"  acknowledging  your  favor  of 

the  28th  inft.,  conveying  the  invitation  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx  to  be 

their  gucll  during  an  Excurfion  to  Bofton  and    Providence,  and  beg 

you  to  aflure  that  diftinguifhed   body  that  it  would  give  mc  great 


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pleafure  to  be  with  them  a  portion  ot"  the  time ;  but  an  engagement 
in  Philadelphia  on  the  4th,  5th  and  6th  of  Oft.  muft  deprive  me  of 
fuch  high  gratification.  You  will  alfo  afliire  them  that  I  highly  appre- 
ciate the  honor  of  fuch  an  invitation  and  that  their  fentiments  of 
regard  as  exprefled  by  you  are  cordially  reciprocated. 

I  am  with  great  refpect  your  obedient  fervant, 

WM.  A.  BUCKINGHAM. 

From   ex-Gov.   Seymour. 

Hartford,  Oct.  ^d,  1859. 

Dear  Sir:  I  am  in  the  receipt  of  your  efteemed  favor  of  the  28th 
ult.,  inviting  me,  in  behalf  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx,  to  become  their 
gueft  on  their  contemplated  Excurfion  to  Bunker  Hill.  In  reply,  I 
regret  to  ftate  that  circumftances  will  prevent  me  from  having  that 
honor.  Several  engagements  of  an  unavoidable  kind  requiring  my 
prefence  in  Hartford,  or  New  York,  during  the  time  the  Phalanx 
will  neceflarily  occupy  on  their  way  to  and  from  Bofton,  Bunker  Hill, 
and  the  other  places  they  will  vifit,  forbid  the  pleafure  of  accepting 
their  friendly  invitation. 

The  unanimous  vote  of  the  Phalanx  making  me  their  gueft  for  the 
coming  Excurfion,  adds  another  to  the  deep  obligations  I  am  under  to 
your  Honorable  Aflbciation,  and  calls  for  a  renewal  of  my  grateful 
acknowledgments,  which,  I  beg  you  will  have  the  goodnefs  of  pre- 
fenting  to  the  Battalion,  in  my  behalf. 

Hoping  the  moft  favorable  circumftances  will  attend  your  footfteps 
to  the  Holy  places,  and  bring  you  all  fafely  back  to  us,  where  a  hearty 
welcome  will  await  you,  I  have  the  honor  to  be  your  faithful  fellow- 
citizen  and  very  obedient  fervant, 

THO.  H.  SEYMOUR. 
Horace  Goodwin,  Esq., 

Major  Com't  Putnam  Phalanx. 


THE  DEPARTURE. 

On  the  morning  of  Tuefday,  October  4th,  the  Pha- 
lanx affembled  in  full  force  and  uniform  at  their  Armory-, 
and  ftiortly  after  eleven  o'clock,  marched  to  the  Station, 
under  command  of  Major  Cof/i't  Goodwin,  and  accom- 
panied by  their  Drum  Band.  The  following  is  the 
Mufter-Roll  of  the  Battalion: 

OFFICERS    OF    THE     PUTNAM     PHALANX. 

Horace  Goodwin,  Major  Commandant. 
Gen.  Lloyd   E.   Baldwin  ading   Adjutant  for  the  Excurfion,  by 
appointment  of  the  Major  Commandant. 

Staff  Officers. 
Jofeph  D.  Williams,  Adjutant;  Eugene  B.  Strong,  Oiiarter-Mas- 
ter;  James  B.  Crofby,  Pay-Master ;  Benning  Mann,  Commijjarv ; 
Henry  C.  Deming,  As/tjiant  CommiJJ'ary ;  I.  W.  Stuart,  Jtidge 
Advocate;  Artier  Moore,  Chaplain;  Thomas  Miner,  Surgeon;  D. 
P.  Francis,  AJJijfant  Surgeon;  William  Irtiam,  Sergeant-Major ; 
Charles  T.  Martin,  Ouarter-Master  Sergeant;  Julius  M.  Sexton, 
Secretary. 

Officers  of  First  Company. 
Allyn  S.  Stillman,  Captain;  James  B.  Shultas,  \st  Lieut. ;  T.  M. 
Allyn,  zd  Lieut.;  Allyn  Goodwin,  Enfgn ;  Geo.  W.  Hayden,  \st 
Serg't;  C.  C.  Burt,  2d  Serg't;  S.  E.  Marrti,  yl  Srrg't;  Samuel 
Alexander,  4M  Serg't;  H.  S.  Larkum,  ist  CorpH;  Edmund  Hurl- 
burt,  zd  CorpH;  H.  L.  Brown,  yl  CorpH;  L.  M.  Bacon,  \th  CorpH. 

Officers  of  Second  Company. 
Alexander  M.  Gordon,  Captain;  O.  D.  Seymour,  ist  Lieut.;  J. 
H.  Aflimead,  zd  Lieut.;  Wm.  J.  Denflow,  Enpgn;  Edward  Nor- 
ton, \.st  Serg't;  J.  L.  Wilder,  zd  Serg't;  J.  M.  Grecnleaf,  ^d  Ser/^'t  : 
N.  G.  Hinckley,  ^th  Serg't;  J.  H.  Williams,  ist  Corp' I;  T.  C. 
Allyn,  zd  Corp'l;  F.  A.  Cary,  'i,d  Corp'l ;  John  T.  Fenn,  \th  Corp'l. 
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Otis  Smith,  Standard  Bearer. 
Color  Guard. — A.  W.  Birge,  Hez.  Huntington,  H.  L.  Miller, 
Chas.  B.  Smith,  Col.  Sam'l  Colt,  E.  D.  Tiffany,  C.  C.  Stetfon. 

Privates. 
N.  R.  Alford,  J.  H.  Auftin,  Geo.  Burnham,  Albert  Barrows,  Wm. 
H.  Bradley,  H.  B.  Beach,  Henry  Bolles,  Horace  Billings,  J.  C.  Bart- 
lett,  A.  W.  Birge,  Hiram  Biflell,  John  H.  Brainard,  Leverett  Brain- 
ard,  Lloyd  E.  Baldwin,  E.  J.  Baflett,  Wm.  N.  Bowers,  L.  M.  Beau- 
mont, C.  M.  Bidwell,  W.  F.  J.  Boardman,  S.  S.  Bolles,  A.  L.  Cooley, 
A.  E.  Clapp,  E.  W.  Clark,  D.  C.  Cornifh,  Sam'l  Colt,  A.  Chichefter, 
Julius  Catlin,  Caleb  Clapp,  W.  P.  Chamberlin,  W.  R.  Chapman, 
Mofes  Cook,  John  L.  Cook,  A.  L.  Cady,  S.  D.  Crane,  H.  W.  Conk- 
lin,  Wm.  M.  Charter,  Jos.  Davis,  Wm.  H.  Dobie,  H.  D.  Downing, 
O.  M.  Drake,  Gaylord  Dowd,  Wm.  J.  Denflow,  Jr.,  A.  D.  Eufon, 
Oliver  Ellfworth,  Frederick  Ellfworth,  Irad  Edwards,  J.  M.  Farnham, 
Wm.  Frazier,  John  I.  Farwell,  Walter  Fox,  Amos  Fowler,  E.  G. 
Francis,  J.  B.  Green,  J.  T.  Gorton,  John  M.  Grofs,  Edward  Good- 
man, C.  H.  Goodman,  F.  L.  Gleafon,  A.  C.  Grifwold,  Francis 
Gowdey,  W.  R.  Hopkins,  W.  C.  Higley,  W.  H.  Henderfon,  Sam'l 
Hubbard,  D.  L.  Hayden,  M.  O.  Hills,  Chefter  Hebard,  Hezekiah 
Huntington,  John  S.  Hufley,  H.  D.  Haftings,  E.  P.  Harrington,  H. 
P.  Hubbard,  H.  Sidney  Hayden,  Thos.  R.  Hafkell,  A.  P.  Jordan, 
Pliny  Jewell,  Jr.,  E.  N.  Kellogg,  Hawley  Kellogg,  Henry  Kennedy, 
S.  B.  Kendall,  F.  T.  Lucas,  W.  B.  Leonard,  Jas.  Loomis,  2d.,  Mari- 
nus  Lord,  James  Lockwood,  Geo.  Marfh,  J.  H.  Moft,  Rob't  Mc- 
Criftie,  H.  L.  Miller,  D.  A.  Mills,  Jas.  T.  Pratt,  Dan'l  B.  Phelps, 
Chas.  Parfons,  Guy  R.  Phelps,  R.  R.  Phelps,  L.  F.  Parifh,  Jos.  Pratt, 
Oliver  Parifh,  A.  P.  Pitkin,  L.  K.  Parfons,  Dan'l  Potter,  R.  P.  Pratt, 
Daniel  Phillips,  Rawfon  Read,  Horatio  Root,  E.  M.  Roberts,  Wm. 
S.  Ramfey,  H.  B.  Rhodes,  J.  M.  Riggs,  J.  T.  Roberts,  W.  K. 
Ranney,  Gurdon  Robbins,  Jr.,  John  G.  Root,  Timothy  Sheldon,  C. 
C.  Stetfon,  J.  H.  Sharp,  Otis  Smith,  Francis  Swan,  Mafon  Smith, 
Chas.  B.  Smith,  Geo.  G.  Sill,  Milo  Shepardfon,  Elifha  Smith,  Wm. 
H.  Seymour,  Stiles  D.  Sperry,  James  Spencer,  J.  K.  Southmayd, 
Alvin  Squires,  William  Tuller,  E.  B.  Thomas,  E.  D.  Tiffany,  S.  S. 
Thompfon,  Geo.  C.  Wafhburn,  Geo.  L.  Way,  J.  W.  Weeks,  R.  R. 
White,  V.  W.  Whiting,  Horace  Waters,  Everett  Wilcox,  W.  F. 


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Whittlefey,  H.  W.  Wright,  J.  K.  Wheeler,  Wm.  J.  Whipple,  S.  A. 
White,  Wm.  Wright,  C.  C.  Waite,  H.  L.  Whiting. 

Honorary  Members. 
A.  E.  Burr,  Thos.  Belknap,  F.  A.  Brown,  J.  Watfon  Beach,  Geo. 
Brinley,  Putnam  Brinley,  E.  H.  Brinley,  Newton  Carter,  Geo.  H. 
Clark,  Ezra  Clark,  Jr.,  H.  K.  Carter,  J.  W.  Danforth,  Lorenzo  Dan- 
iels, S.  A.  Enfign,  Wm.  P.  Fay,  Horace  Freeman,  Jas.  M.  Goodwin, 
E.  T.  Goodrich,  Wm.  Jas.  Hamerfley,  Chas.  I.  Hills,  W.  M.  B. 
Hartley,  Henry  Keeney,  W.  H.  Kelfey,  E.  T.  Lobdell,  Geo.  S.  Lin- 
coln, Charles  Lincoln,  Uriah  Litchfield,  J.  M.  B.  McNary,  Geo,  W. 
Moore,  C.  H.  Northam,  Solomon  Porter,  Timothy  Porter,  L.  F. 
Robinfon,  L.  Rowell,  Benj.  D.  Rockwell,  D.  A.  Rood,  Burrall  Sage, 
Wm.  B.  Smith,  Sam'l  G.  Savage,  Thos.  H.  Seymour,  Sam'l  L.  Tal- 
cott,  E.  B.  Watkinfon,  Sam'l  Woodruff,  A.  A.  Williams,  E.  W. 
Williams,  Henry  Williams,  Wm.  L.  Wood. 

Volunteers  for  the  Excursion. 
W.  S.  Roberts,  ex-Capt.  Hartford  Light  Guard;  Geo.  S.  Burn- 
ham,  Col.  \Jl  Reg.  Conn.  Militia;  ex-Major  A.  E.  Birge;  Geo.  A. 
Burnham,  ex-Capt.  Seymour  Light  Artillery ;  Julius  L.  Rathbun;  H. 
D.  Tarbell;  G.  Stillman;  A.  H.  Benjamin;  H.  Enfworth,  Adjutant 
\ji  Reg.  Conn.  Militia ;  F.  P.  Lepard. 

Drum  Band. 
H.   T.    Chapin,  Nathan  L,    Robinfon,   J.    M.  Perry,    Almon  H. 
Bruce,  S.  G.  Wilcox,  D.  H.  Wilcox,  L.  C.  Miner,  Rob't  Mofeley, 
Thos.  M.  Perkins,  James  Stone. 

Camp  Attendants. 
Henry  Hedor,  J.  F.  Rodney,  J.  L.  Cambridge, 

The  Phalanx  never  appeared  in  better  drill  and  difci- 
pline,  nor  attraded  more  attention  at  any  of  their  previ- 
ous parades  than  on  their  march  to  the  Station.  At  this 
point,  a  large  Crowd  was  affembled  to  witnels  their  de- 
parture. Three  of  the  paffenger  and  two  of  the  bag- 
gage cars  of  the  long  train  were  {pecially  appropriated 


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to  the  Battalion  and  were  completely  filled.  The  train 
itarted  at  the  regular  hour,  and  as  the  cars  left  the  Sta- 
tion, cheer  after  cheer  rofe  from  the  Crowd  of  friends 
whofe  wamielt  wifhes  for  the  complete  fuccefs  of  the 
Excuriion  and  fafe  return  of  the  Battalion  accompanied 
them.  At  Windfor  Locks,  a  gun  {aluted  the  paffing 
train;  at  Springfield,  the  Depot  was  thronged  with  peo- 
ple anxious  to  fee  the  Phalanx;  at  Worcelter,  and  all 
along  the  route  at  every  Station,  the  Phalanx  was  greet- 
ed with  throngs  of  appreciative  fpectators  —  happy 
auguries  of  the  Reception  that  awaited  them  at  Bofton. 

THE  ARRIVAL  AT  BOSTON. 

The  train  by  which  the  Phalanx  was  to  arrive  was 
due  at  the  Worcelter  Depot  at  half  palt  four  o'clock, 
and  at  that  hour  the  ftation  and  adjoining  itreets  were 
thronged  with  people.  The  train,  however,  was  io 
heavily  loaded  that  it  did  not  arrive  till  twelve  minutes 
part  five.  The  rear  cars  which  contained  the  Battalion 
were  immediately  furrounded  by  an  enthufiaitic  crowd, 
anxious  to  catch  the  firit  fight  of  the  Corps  which  came 
out  from  the  Depot  on  Kneeland  itreet,  amid  the  boom- 
ing of  cannon  fired  by  the  Light  Artillery  Company, 
Capt.  O.  F.  Nims,  and  marched  fi"om  there  in  fingle  file 
to  Lincoln  ftreet,  on  the  fouth  fide  of  Kneeland,  where 
they  formed  as  a  Battalion,  and  marched  to  Beach  Itreet, 
in  front  of  the  United  States  Hotel,  where  they  were 
greeted  with  continuous  cheers,  and  where  the  Mayor 
and  numerous  Municipal  officers  and  citizens  were  in 
waiting  to  tender  a  formal  Reception  and  Welcome. 
Much  credit  is  due  to  the  admirable  and  efficient 
arrangements  of  the  Bofton  Police,  by  means  of  which 


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the  Ipace  in  front  of  the  Hotel  was  kept  open  for  the 
evolutions  of  the  Phalanx.  When  the  Battalion  was 
drawn  up  in  line,  Mayor  Lincoln,  accompanied  by  the 
City  Officers  and  others,  appeared  upon  the  iteps  of  the 
Hotel  and  was  introduced  to  the  Corps  by  Oliver  EUf- 
worth,  Efq., — formerly  of  Hartford  and  now  a  refident 
of  Bofton — a  member  of  the  Phalanx.  The  Mayor 
was  received  with  a  falute  by  the  Drum  Band — the 
Battalion  prefenting  arms;  after  which  his  Honor  wel- 
comed the  Putnam  Phalanx  to  Bolton  in  the  following 
addrefs: 

Mayor  Lincoln's  Welcome. 

Mr.  Commander:  —  It  affords  me  great  fatisfaction  to  welcome 
you  and  the  Battalion  under  your  command  to  the  City  of  Bofton. 
Our  citizens  are  often  gratified  with  the  vifits  of  military  friends  from 
other  Cities  or  States  of  the  Union,  but  it  is  many  years  fmce  we 
were  honored  bv  the  prefence  of  a  Corps  from  the  good  State  of 
Connefticut  or  the  City  of  Hartford.  I  welcome  you  in  my  official 
capacity  as  Mayor  of  the  City,  and  on  one  account  I  wifh  we  were 
affembled  at  our  City  Hall,  for  I  could  point  you  to  a  fpot  which  has 
aflbciations  as  dear  to  you,  Natives  of  Connedicut,  as  it  is  to  us.  Sons 
of  Maflachufetts.  From  the  windows  of  our  City  Hall  we  look  into 
the  moft  ancient  of  our  burial  places;  within  its  facred  enclofure  is  a 
tomb  where  reft  the  remains  of  a  Father  and  Son.  The  Father  was 
the  firft  Governor  of  Maffachufetts  Bay,  the  fon  held  a  fimilar  por- 
tion in  your  own  infant  Colony.  While  we  boaft  with  pride  of  the 
virtues  and  fcrvices  of  the  elder  Winthrop,  you  render  a  fimilar 
tribute  to  the  younger.  Together  their  afhes  are  mingled  in  the  com- 
mon duft. 

The  union  and  community  of  intereft,  thus  fymbolized  in  our 
early  Chief  Magiftrates,  has  always  exifted  between  the  people  of  our 
refpective  Commonwealths.  Together  they  ftood,  flioulder  to  fhoul- 
der,  when  we  were  feeble  Colonies,  in  the  ftruggles  with  the  Indian 
Tribes  in  the  Old  French  War,  and  in  the  glorious  Revolutionary 
conteft,  which  achieved  the  Independence  of  the  Nation. 

You  appear  to  us  to-day,  not  only  as  Sons  of  Connedticut,  but  in 


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the  military  coftume  of  the  Revolutionary  era.  In  your  drefs  and 
martial  bearing,  you  would  remind  us  of  the  peerlefs  Wafhington  and 
the  Fathers  of  the  Republic.  You  recall  to  our  memories  the  Patri- 
ots who  defended  their  country  in  the  time  of  peril,  and  left  us  the 
pricelefs  inheritance  which  we  now  enjoy. 

To  defignate  your  Corps,  you  have  taken  the  name  and  infcribed 
on  your  banner  that  noble  Revolutionary  Hero,  who,  like  the  Roman 
Cincinnatus,  left  his  plow  in  the  field  to  haften  to  the  relief  of  his 
ftruggling  Countrymen.  With  the  brave,  he  was  the  braveft,  for  it 
was  faid  of  Putnam  that  "he  dared  to  lead  where  any  dared  to 
follow." 

Reprefenting  as  you  do,  gentlemen,  by  your  peculiar  Organization, 
the  Revolutionary  period,  we  bid  you  welcome  to  the  fcenes  of  its 
earlieft  conflidls.  The  part  the  old  Town  of  Bofton  took  in  that 
Conteft  makes  one  of  the  moft  important  pages  in  its  Hiftory.  You 
come  as  Pilgrims  to  its  Holy  Shrines ;  may  you  find  that  the  Defcend- 
ants  are  worthy  of  their  Sires,  and  that  the  Principles  of  Liberty  here 
promulgated  by  the  Fathers,  are  ftill  held  dear  by  their  Sons. 

Your  Charter  Oak  has  fallen  to  the  ground.  A  fimilar  fate  may 
await  our  Faneuil  Hall,  and  it  may  crumble  to  the  earth;  but  the 
principles  which  gave  them  their  glory  fhall  never  die,  but  fhall  con- 
tinue unimpaired  through  the  march  of  Ages  and  the  progrefs  of 
Time. 

Again  I  unite  with  the  Citizens  of  Bofton  here  aflembled,  and  give 
you  a  moft  cordial  greeting  and  welcome. 

Major  Goodwin  then  introduced  Judge  Advocate  Stu- 
art, who  responded  to  the  Mayor's  welcome  in  the  fol- 
lowing words: 

Response  of  Judge  Advocate  Stuart. 

Your  Honor  Mayor  Lincoln: — For  the  prefent  manifeftation  of 
your  courtefy,  for  the  kind  and  eloquent  words  of  welcome  with 
which  you.  Sir,  have  greeted  the  Putnam  Phalanx,  they  return  you 
their  heartfelt  thanks.  We  come  hither,  organized,  as  your  Honor 
perceives,  as  a  peculiar  Corps,  to  feek  in  your  City,  and  in  its  pre- 
cinfts,  peculiar  enjoyment.  We  come  as  a  Battalion  organized,  not 
only  for  the  purpofe  of  commemorating  that  early  Paft  to  which  you 


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have  fo  eloquently  referred,  but  alfo,  and  more  efpecially,  to  aid  in 
invigorating  the  glorious  memories  of  that  Revolution  in  which  Bofton 
played  so  confpicuous  and  leading  a  part — to  which  not  only  your 
City,  but  Maflachufetts  all,  Conne6licut,  New  England  all,  more  than 
any  other  portion  of  our  common  Country,  devoted,  without  ftint, 
their  blood  and  their  treafure — and  which,  through  each  one  of  its 
magnificent  refults,  comes  knocking  daily  for  gratitude  at  the  heart  of 
every  inhabitant  of  this  Union. 

We  feek.  Sir,  the  fhrines  of  an  Otis,  a  Thacher,  a  Hancock,  a 
Quincy,  an  Adams,  a  Warren,  a  Prefcott, — of  all  thofe  noble  Patri- 
ots and  gallant  men  who  here  led  the  van  of  oppofition  to  Great 
Britain,  when  that  mighty  Monarchy  commenced  her  career  of 
aggreffion  upon  her  American  Colonies,  and  began  to  launch  againft 
them  the  thunderbolts  of  war. 

Not,  Sir,  that  we  forget  that  mighty  Paft  which  preceded  the 
American  Revolution,  to  which  you  have  fo  impreflively  referred. 
We  do  not.  We  honor  and  revere  the  upright  and  accomplifhed 
Governor  John  Winthrop,  the  Father  of  the  Maflachufetts  Colony, 
as  he  is  juftly  termed,  and  we  lay  fpecial  claim  to  the  renown  of  John 
Winthrop,  his  fon,  and  of  John  Fitz  Winthrop,  his  grandfon.  Gov- 
ernors both  of  them,  as  they  were,  of  old  Connefticut. 

But  the  Revolutionary  Paft  of  Bofton — that  is  what  now  more 
immediately  concerns  our  Phalanx.  The  City  over  which  you  pre- 
fide.  Sir — we  know  it — it  is  familiar  truth,  the  world  knows  it  by 
heart — was  emphatically  the  cradle  of  American  Liberty.  Here, 
we  are  aware,  glowed  the  firft  watchfires,  and  blazed  from  your  hills 
the  firft  beacon  lights  that  fummoned  America  to  arms.  Here,  in 
venerable  Faneuil  Hall  and  in  your  old  State  Houfe  were  poured 
forth  the  firft  indignant  ftrains  of  eloquence  and  fiery  refolves,  which, 
after  the  Peace  of  Paris,  greeted  with  grave  fcorn  and  ftern  menaces 
of  refiftance  the  opening  tyranny  of  our  Motherland.  And  here, 
too,  within  hail  of  your  memorable  City — at  Lexington,  at  Concord, 
at  Bunker  Hill — was  fhed  the  earlieft  blood  of  the  Revolution  — 
feed-blood,  as  it  proved  to  be,  of  the  moft  gigantic,  perilous,  and  tri- 
umphant ftruggle  for  Liberty  that  the  World  has  ever  feen. 

We  of  this  Phalanx,  Sir,  therefore  feel  —  under  the  view  I  now 
fuggeft  —  that  we  ftand  in  this  City  upon  confecrated  ground — ground 
confecrated  by  the  love  and  labors  not  only  of  thofe  noble  Patriots  to 
whom  I  have  already  referred,  but  alfo  of  many  more,  who  here  led 


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that  Revolution  which  it  is  our  fpecial  object  to  commemorate.  We 
would  look,  therefore,  upon  the  localities  diftinguifhcd  by  their  zeal 
and  lervices.  We  would  gaze  upon  the  fpot  where  Hood  that  memo- 
rable tree  whofe  Genius,  though  invifible,  is  faid  to  have  always  found 
pens,  and  ink,  and  paper,  and  a  hoft  of  witnefles,  for  every  patriotic 
compaft  of  your  Bofton  Sons  of  Liberty. 

We  would  look,  yet  once  again,  upon  your  world-renowned  Cradle 
of  Liberty  —  old  Faneuil  Hall.  We  would  gaze  upon  the  fpot  where 
the  daring  Patriots  of  Bofton  gave  ocean-burial  to  the  peftilential  teas. 
And,  efpecially,  we  would  make  our  pilgrimage  to  Bunker  Hill  — 
from  that  hallowed  fpot  to  catch  frefh  infpiration  for  our  Patriotifm, 
and  there  to  renew  vows  of  devotion  to  our  beloved  Country. 

Thefe,  Sir,  are  the  main  purpofes  of  our  vifit  to  Bofton  —  thefe, 
and  the  interchange  of  pleafant  converfation  and  courtefies  with  any 
who  may  defire  to  hold  communion  with  us. 

To  the  thoufand  ftirring  memories  which  meet  and  greet  us  here 
in  this  City,  we  of  this  Phalanx — with  becoming  modefty  I  fay  it  — 
can  add  a  rich  Revolutionary  ftore  of  our  own;  for  we  bring  with  us 
from  old  Connefticut  the  memories  of  a  Trumbull  —  that  immortal 
"Rebel"  Governor  of  his  day,  and  of  a  Sherman,  an  Ellfworth,  a 
Williams,  a  Dyer — of  that  gallant  Putnam,  to  whom  your  Honor 
has  fo  eloquently  referred — of  a  Hale,  a  Knowlton,  a  Spencer,  a 
Douglafs,  and  of  thirty-one  thoufand  nine  hundred  and  thirty-one  of 
her  Sons,  whom,  in  the  times  that  tried  men's  fouls,  Connecticut 
devoted  to  the  battle-fields  of  their  Country. 

That  we  may  pleafantly  mingle  thefe  our  Revolutionary  aflbciations 
with  thofe  of  hiftoric  Bofton,  and  of  the  old  Bay  State,  is.  Sir,  the 
hearty  hope  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx. 

Mr,  Stuart's  {peech  was  frequently  interrupted  with 
hearty  outburlb  of  applaufe,  and  at  the  clofe  the  Speaker 
and  the  Phalanx  were  loudly  cheered. 

The  line  was  then  re-formed,  and  the  Battalion 
marched  to  the  Armory  of  the  Second  Battalion  of 
Infantry,  in  Boyllton  Hall,  where  they  depofited  their 
guns  and  partook  of  the  well  known  hofpitality  of  the 
Infantry.  Major  C.  O.  Rogers  briefly  welcomed  the 
Phalanx  to  the  City. 


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The  Second  Battalion  had  ornamented  the  front  of 
their  Armory  with  fome  fplendid  decorations.  In  front 
was  an  illuminated  portrait  of  Wafliington,  over  which 
was  the  infcription  "1776 — Union — 1859."  Below 
was  the  name  "Wafliington,"  between  two  ftars.  Sev- 
eral lines  were  ftretched  acrofs  Wafliington  ftreet,  on 
which  were  fufpended  flags,  and  ftreamers,  and  from  a 
point  near  the  building  two  lines  depended,  with  Chi- 
nefe  lantems  attached.  (Thefe  formed  a  fplendid  illu- 
mination in  the  evening.)  After  fome  time  fpent  in 
pleafant  intercourfe  and  mutual  introductions,  the  Pha- 
lanx retumed  to  their  Quarters  at  the  United  States 
Hotel,  partook  of  fupper  and  devoted  the  evening  to 
receiving  their  friends  and  entertaining  new  acquaint- 
ances. A  portion  of  the  Phalanx,  by  invitation  of 
Commander  Rogers,  vifited  the  Armory  of  the  Second 
Battalion  of  Infantry  again  in  the  evening.  On  their 
arrival  the  Drill-Mafler  of  the  Battalion  being  prefent, 
the  Infantry  Officers  propofed  to  gratify  their  Guefls  by 
an  exhibition  of  the  Zouave  drill.  In  ten  minutes  time, 
about  thirty  Infantrymen  were  prefent  in  uniform  and 
went  through  with  the  drill  with  admirable  precifion 
and  rapidity  of  movement.  Not  fatiffied  with  this  cour- 
tefy,  the  Officers  infilled  upon  a  vifit  to  the  "Captain's 
Office  "  adjoining  the  Armory.  Here  there  was  a  renewal 
of  the  hofpitalities  for  which  the  Infantry  are  fo  famous. 
Major  Rogers  again  exprefled  his  gratification  at  the 
vifit  of  the  Phalanx.  Capt.  Gordon  announced  that  the 
command  of  the  members  of  the  Second  Company 
devolved  pro  tempore  upon  Second  IJeutenant  Aflimead, 
who  accordingly  refponded  briefly.  He  thanked  the 
Officers  of  the  Second  Infantry  for  this  unexpected  and 


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additional  pleafure  of  the  evening.  The  members  of 
the  Phalanx  prefent,  he  remarked,  were  delighted  with 
the  beautiful  drill  they  had  juil  wimeffed  and  warmly 
appreciated  the  courtefies  of  their  Holts,  who  had  been 
unremitting  in  their  attentions  to  the  Phalanx  during 
their  vifit.  After  an  hour  or  more  of  focial  intercourfe 
and  an  examination  of  the  pidures  and  relics  in  this 
beautiful  Amiory,  the  vifitors  retumed  to  their  Head- 
Ouarters  for  the  night. 

THE  VISIT  TO  CHARLESTOWN  AND 
BUNKER  HILL. 

Shortly  after  nine  o'clock  on  Wednefday  morning, 
the  Charleilown  City  Guards,  numbering  54  guns,  ac- 
companied by  the  Brigade  Band,  left  their  Armory  and 
marched  to  the  Tremont  ftreet  Mall  of  the  Common, 
where  a  halt  was  made.  A  committee  was  then  fent  to 
the  Armory  of  the  Second  Battalion,  where  the  Phalanx 
were  under  arms,  and  efcorted  them  to  the  Common, 
where  they  were  received  by  the  Guards  with  the  cuf- 
tomary  military  falutes.  Immediately  after,  the  line  of 
march  was  taken  up,  and  the  Guards  with  their  guefts 
proceeded  through  Tremont,  Court,  Green  and  Caufe- 
way  ftreets  to  Charlellown.  An  open  carriage  drawn  by 
a  beautiful  fpan  of  grey  horfes  contained  the  Cotnmijfa- 
r)\  JjJjJJant  CofnimJJary  and  Judge  Advocate^  and  after 
the  battalion  had  proceeded  fome  diftance  the  Major 
Commandant  alfo  took  a  feat  in  it,  but  refumed  his 
command  at  Charleifown.  The  entire  line  of  march 
from  Bofton  to  the  Monument  grounds  was  thronged  on 
both  fides  with  fpectators,  every  window  feemed  filled 
with  fmiling  faces  of  fair  ones  who  waved  their  wel- 
comes, and  as  the  Phalanx  marched  along,  throughout 


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the  entire  line  there  was  moft  vociferous  applaule.  The 
enthufiafm  along  the  route  of  march  was  pofitively  un- 
bounded, and  teftified  not  only  to  the  popular  approba- 
tion of  the  military  bearing  of  the  Corps,  but  alfo  to  the 
Patriotic  fympathies  and  aflbciations  which  its  tout  ciij'cm- 
hle  infpired.  The  Phalanx  reached  the  Monument 
grounds  at  eleven  o'clock.  For  an  hour  or  more  before 
their  arrival  the  grounds  were  thronged  with  a  large 
concourfe  of  Citizens  from  Charleftown  and  Bofton,  a 
goodly  portion  being  ladies.  Among  the  diftinguiflied 
gentlemen  prefent  were  Couwiodore  Armilrong,  Capt. 
Hudfon  (Commander  of  the  Navy  Yard,)  Kon.  Rich- 
ard Frothingham,  Jr.,  Hon.  George  Wafliington  War- 
ren, Adjt.  Gen.  Stone,  and  feveral  members  of  the  City 
Government  of  Charleftown. 

After  marching  around  the  Monument  the  Companies 
halted  on  the  north-eaft  lide  of  the  fliaft,  where  a  fquare 
was  formed. 

Captain  Boyd,  of  the  City  Guard,  then  introduced 
His  Honor  Mayor  Dana  of  Charleftown,  who  proceeded 
to  Ipeak  as  follows: 

[In  accordance  with  a  vote  of  the  Phalanx,  the  Sec- 
retary wrote  to  Mayor  Dana  for  a  revifed  copy  of  his 
(peech  of  welcome,  which  he  fent  accompanied  by  a 
note  in  which  he  fays:  "The  occafion  was  one  of  much 
intereft  to  our  Citizens  and  will  mark  an  era  in  our  Hil- 
tory,  I  affure  you  that  we  appreciate  the  honor  you 
have  paid  to  our  City,  in  your  patriotic  pilgrimage  to 
the  (hrine  of  Bunker  Hill.  The  opportunity  of  mak- 
ing fo  many  pleafant  acquaintances,  we  regard  as  among 
the  moft  happy  features  of  the  day.  We  fliall  watch 
the  hiftory  of  your  Affociation  with  much  intereft;  and 
(hall  not  doubt  that  it  will  accompliih  the  objects  and 


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purpofes  fo  happily  alluded  to  by  one  of  your  diltin- 
guiflied  affociates."] 

Mayor  Dana's  Welcome. 

Mr.  Co7ni?iander,  Oncers  and  Members  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx: 
In  behalf  of  the  Municipal  Authorities  and  of  our  Citizens,  it  gives  me 
great  pleafure  to  welcome  you  to  this  Monumental  City,  and  this  hal- 
lowed fpot — the  foil  of  Bunker  Hill. 

We  are  proud  to  welcome  to  our  City  a  noble  body  of  men  fo 
largely  reprefenting  the  intelligence,  the  moral  worth,  the  profeffional, 
commercial,  mercantile,  manufacturing,  mechanical,  and  induftrial 
interefts  of  our  filler  State  —  the  good  old  State  of  Connefticut  —  the 
land  of  a  People  proud  in  the  purfuit  and  fruits  of  honeft  induftry, 
and  more  proud  of  the  Great  Deeds  of  their  Sires  in  thofe  Colonial 
flruggles  which  tried  their  fouls  almoft  as  much  as  that  great  and  final 
Struggle  which  fecured  to  you  and  to  us  the  uncounted  Political  bleffings 
we  enjoy.  We  refpeft  the  pride  which  you  feel  as  fons  of  a  State  which 
nearly  one  hundred  years  before  the  war  of  our  Revolution,  taking  a  bold 
and  noble  ftand  above  her  Sifter  Colonies,  fcorned  and  defied  the  edids 
of  an  unprincipled,  cruel  and  tyrannical  ruler,  and  by  the  hands  of 
the  intrepid  Wadfworth  refcued  from  the  minions  of  the  King  her 
ancient  Charter,  and  fecured  it  in  that  noble  Oak,  whofe  fame  will  live 
while  a  defcendant  of  Wyllys  remains  to  mark  the  Spot  where  it  flood. 
Sir,  you  do  not  come  up  to  this  confecrated  Pile  as  ftrangers.  Your 
Fathers  came  up  here  on  the  17th  of  June,  1775,  and  fide  by  fide  with 
our  Fathers,  fought  that  great  Battle,  the  direft  refult  of  which  was 
the  Independence  of  the  Colonies  and  the  Liberty  of  the  Nation.  As 
our  Fathers  on  that  great  Day  welcomed  your  Fathers,  fo  do  we,  the 
fons  of  Maflachufetts,  on  this  aufpicious  Day,  now  welcome  you,  the 
fons  of  Connefticut,  to  this  facred  Spot.  Here,  ftanding  at  the  bafe 
of  that  noble  Shaft,  which  commemorates  the  valor  and  the  deeds  of 
your  Anceftry  and  of  ours,  let  us  vow,  as  our  Fathers  did,  to  ftand  by 
and  proteft  each  other,  againft  foreign  foes,  or  traitors  at  home,  and 
let  us  rejoice  that  we  have  that  great  inftrument,  our  Conftitution,  our 
common  Shield,  which  it  is  our  privilege  to  fupport  and  maintain. 
You  come  to  us,  fir,  under  a  name  ever  hallowed,  ever  venerated. 
If  New  Hampftiire  fent  her  Stark,  and  MalTachufetts  her  Warren  and 
her  Prescott,  Connecticut  fent  her  great  Captain,  whofe  name  you 


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bear,  Putnam,  the  Hero  of  two  wars  —  the  man  who  feared  God  and 
loved  his  country.  Where,  if  not  on  this  Hill,  fhall  the  memory  of 
Putnam  be  held  in  reverence?  Who  more  than  he  fhared  the  gen- 
erous confidence  of  Wafhington  —  who,  more  than  He,  infpired  and 
encouraged  the  hearts  of  the  Army?  Who,  more  than  he — and  let 
me  fay  it  with  all  refpefl  to  the  memory  of  all  the  noble  Heroes  of 
that  great  day — contributed  to  the  fuccefsful  refult  of  the  Battle  of 
Bunker  Hill?  While  Maflachufetts  claims  the  honor  of  his  birth- 
place, his  name  and  reputation  are  fafe  in  the  keeping  of  his  adopted 
State.  Look  around  you.  Sir,  and  behold  yonder  hills  where  ftood 
the  Redoubt  which  quite  encircled  our  filler  City.  Much  of  this  was 
built  under  the  diredion  of  your  great  Captain,  who  commanded  the 
centre  divifion  of  the  Army,  which  was  ftationed  near  Wafhington's 
headquarters.  Look  upon  the  Barrell  Farm,  where  ftands  Cobble 
Hill,  upon  which  was  the  fortification  built  by  Gen.  Putnam.  Look 
here  upon  this  Hill,  the  fcene  of  his  labors  through  the  eventful  Night 
of  the  i6th  of  June.  Here  ftands  a  part  of  the  Fortification  which  he 
with  his  own  hands  aflifted  in  conftructing  on  that  fame  night.  On 
that  corner  of  this  Square  he  uttered  thofe  memorable  words,  "Wait 
till  you  fee  the  whites  of  their  eyes.  Take  aim  at  their  waiftbands!" 
In  your  ranks,  we  are  told,  runs  the  blood  of  Putnam  and  thofe  other 
Heroes  who  ferved  under  or  with  him.  Their  memories  are  a  rich 
Legacy  to  be  poflefled  by  you. 

The  Major  Commandant  introduced  Ajjijlant  Com- 
mijj'ary  Deming,  who  refponded  to  the  Mayor's  welcome, 
as  follows: 

Assistant  Commissary  Deming's  Speech  at  Bunker  Hill. 
Mr.  Mayor,  Officers  of  the  City  Government  and  Citizens  oj 
Cliarlejlozvn :  The  Battalion  which  has  intruded  upon  your  hofpi- 
tality  this  morning  is  compofed,  as  your  Honor  has  intimated,  of  per- 
fons  in  every  walk  of  life.  Though  eflentially  Military,  and  conform- 
ing to  the  rules  which  generally  govern  a  Military  Corps,  and  ready  on 
any  emergency  to  arm  for  the  common  defenfc  and  general  welfare,  it 
has  other  aims,  not  incompatible,  I  think,  with  its  martial  charadcr. 
We  aim  to  perpetuate  by  fuch  fignificant  memorials  as  its  Drcfs,  its 
Name,  its  Mufic,  and  its  Drill,  an  important  part  of  the  Hiftoric  ante- 


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cedents  of  old  Connefticut.  For  a  name,  we  go  back  to  that  Warrior- 
born,  who,  for  fo  long  a  period,  infpired  and  marlhaled  the  warlike 
energies  of  the  State.  Our  Drefs  we  have  ventured  to  pattern  exadly 
after  that  coftume  (ftill  preferved  in  the  Patent  Office  at  Wafhing- 
ton,)  which  was  worn  by  the  Father  of  his  Country;  we  march  only 
to  Revolutionary  mufic;  and  our  drill  is,  eflentially,  the  fame  which 
the  Baron  Steuben  taught  the  Connefticut  levies  in  the  Camps  of  the 
Revolution  —  the  fame,  too,  I  believe,  which  was  difplayed  when  Bur- 
goyne  furrendered  his  haughty  fword — the  fame,  I  know,  under 
which  our  diftrefled  Platoons  tracked  with  their  bloody  feet  the  fnows 
of  Valley  Forge — the  fame  which  carried  the  formidable  battlements 
of  Stoney  Point,  and  which  was  fatal  to  Cornwallis  and  his  myrmi- 
dons at  Yorktown's  doling  fight.  Before  our  Organization  was  com- 
plete, before,  certainly,  we  could  boaft  of  any  perfeftion  in  our  drill, 
we  refolved  on  a  Pilgrimage  of  Patriotifm  to  this  Holy  Mount  which 
witnefled  the  magnificent  opening  of  the  Revolutionary  drama.  As 
on  the  memorable  17th  of  June  our  Fathers  and  yours  ftood  here, 
fhoulder  to  (houlder,  intenfely  fraternized  by  a  common  peril,  it  is 
fitting  and  proper,  as  you  have  intimated,  Mr.  Mayor,  that  upon  the 
fame  Spot  their  Sons  fliould  fraternize  in  common  joy,  at  a  common 
deliverance  and  a  joint  inheritance  redeemed.  You  have  been  pleafed. 
Sir,  to  call  our  attention  to  the  fortified  eminences  which  encircle  this 
fpot,  to  Ploughed  Hill,  Winter  Hill,  and  Profpetl  Hill  where  the 
morning  after  the  engagement  Col.  Daniel  Putnam  found  his  father 
engaged  in  throwing  up  another  Redoubt  and  Breaftwork  in  the  path- 
way of  the  difpirited  foe.  But  we  wifh,  Mr.  Mayor,  to  be  made 
more  familiar  with  the  field  upon  which  we  ftand.  The  topography 
of  this  fpot  has  been  fo  changed  by  the  march  of  improvement,  that 
we  who  have  ftudied  it  from  books  alone,  find  difficulty  in  difcovering 
the  precife  points  of  this  large  expanfe  confecrated  by  the  courage  and 
the  blood  of  the  Conneflicut  Detachments.  Here,  if  I  am  corre6tly 
informed,  on  the  fite  of  this  towering  Obelifk  was  the  Redoubt  which 
firft  partitioned  off  this  hallowed  Spot  from  common  earth  and  gave  it 
to  Hiftory,  and  there,  parallel  with  its  eaftern  face,  ftretched  off  a 
hundred  yards  towards  the  north  the  famous  Breaftwork.  But  our 
Connedticut  eyes,  Mr.  Mayor,  fearch  with  more  eagernefs  for  the 
Fences  fluffed  with  hay  that  covered  the  large  area,  between  the  ter- 
mination of  the  Breaftwork  and  the  banks  of  the  Myftic,  where 
Knowlton  and  Clark  and  Keys  and  Cleveland  and  our  brave  Three 


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Hundred  flood,  and  Grosvenor  was  wounded,  and  whofe  ftout  refift- 
ance  faved  the  party  in  the  Redoubt  from  inftantaneous  extermination 
and  covered  its  retreat  when  the  powder  here  was  exhaufted.  We 
feek  that  Golgotha,  on  the  fummit  of  Bunker  Hill  over  which  Capt. 
Chester  advanced,  with  his  Company,  towards  the  clofe  of  the  engage- 
ment; we  feek  for  the  Valley  of  the  Shadow  of  Death  into  which 
Lieut.  Webb  defcended,  "and  had  no  more  thought  of  ever  rifing 
the  hill  again,  than  of  afcending  to  heaven  as  Elijah  did,  foul  and 
body  together."  We  feek  the  terrible  Neck  enfiladed  by  the  enemy's 
frigates,  where  pafled  backward  and  forward  our  heroic  Leader  bearing 
the  trembling  Reinforcements  over  it  on  the  wings  of  his  ever  refplen- 
dent  courage.  It  is  to  thefe  points,  Mr.  Mayor,  accepting  thofe  kind 
proffers  of  information  which  you  have  tendered,  that  our  attention 
would  be  turned,  that  we  may  tread  iilently,  flowly,  and  reverently 
there  as  among  the  Graves  of  our  Houfehold. 

We  are  happy  to  be  met,  Mr.  Mayor,  by  the  Chief  Executive  of 
the  City  that  guards  the  Shrine  of  our  pilgrimage,  with  fuch  cordial 
words  of  welcome  and  profufe  proffers  of  hofpitality;  for  both,  I  am 
dire£led  by  our  Major  Commandant,  to  offer  our  moft  grateful  ac- 
knowledgments, and  in  return,  to  tender  to  the  city  of  Charleftown 
our  beft  wifhes  for  its  continued  profperity,  and,  that  the  foot  of  a 
foreign  invader  may  never  again  defecrate  its  foil,  and  laft  but  not 
leaft,  to  wifh  for  yourfelf  perfonally.  Sir,  both  in  your  public  walks 
and  private  relations,  as  Magiftrate  and  Man,  every  felicity. 

I  was  introduced  to  you.  Sir,  as  the  Commiffary  of  the  Phalanx, 
and  the  duty  of  Commiffary,  according  to  Steuben  tallies,  is  to  fur- 
nifh  fupplies  to  the  body:  the  Judge  Advocate  is  Commiffary  to  the 
Soul;  and  I  fhould  hardly  have  ventured  to  ftep  out  of  my  depart- 
ment into  his,  were  it  not  to  relieve  him,  temporarily,  of  the  onerous 
duties  in  his  peculiar  line  ftill  impending  over  him  to-day.  We  have 
alfo  immediate  ufe  for  his  eloquent  tongue.  Before  we  left  Hartford 
it  was  expefted  that  he  would  improve  the  occafion  while  we  ftood 
on  this  fuggeftive  Earth,  to  refrefhen  our  Patriotifm  by  fome  of  thofe 
words  of  his,  "that  bear  the  fpirit  of  great  deeds  winged  to  the 
Future."  You  will,  therefore,  pardon  me,  Mr.  Mayor,  if  I  anticipate 
any  farther  ceremonies  which  may  await  us  here,  by  now  introducing 
to  you  and  the  audience  Judge  Advocate  Stuart,  who  will  addrefs  his 
Companions  in  arms. 


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Judge  Advocate  Stuart's  Address  at  Bunker  Hill. 

Major-Commandant,  and  Officers  and  Soldiers  of  the  Putnam 
Phalanx: — We  Hand  upon  that  ever-memorable  Spot,  where,  at  the 
outbreak  of  the  American  Revolution,  in  the  firft  battle-twilight  of  a 
new  ftar  dawning  upon  American  hopes,  fifteen  hundred  of  the  raw 
Yeomanry  of  our  land,  with  a  coolnefs  and  precifion  of  aim  that  are 
almoft  unexampled, —  twice,  with  their  deadly  fire  of  fmall  arms,  pre- 
cipitated a  veteran  Britifh  force  of  twice  their  number,  in  diforder 
and  affright,  with  more  than  One  Thoufand  of  their  dead  and  wounded 
left  upon  the  Field  of  Strife,  back  to  their  landing-place  upon  More- 
ton's  Point!  We  ftand  upon  the  very  ground  which  thefe  gallant 
Yeomen  left  their  hold  upon  only  when  their  failing  ammunition  com- 
pelled the  ftep,  and  when  their  Redoubt  was  half-filled  with  the  troops 
of  the  foe — troops  whom,  even  though  environed  by  them,  they 
clubbed  with  their  mufkets,  as  ftill  undifmayed — unconquered,  though 
retiring — and  agonized  only  by  the  thought  of  their  want  of  powder 
to  continue  the  flrife,  they  moved  fternly  away. 

How  ftartling,  Gentlemen,  muft  have  been  the  Scene — as  we  can- 
not but  recall  it  here  —  aye,  majeflic  and  tremendous, — with  its  blaze 
of  more  than  five  hundred  buildings  in  Charleftown,  the  tall  fteeple 
of  the  Meeting-Houfe  in  their  midft  itfelf  forming  a  lofty  Pyramid  of 
flame — with  all  this  added  to  the  continual  blaze  and  roar  of  Artillery ! 
Scene  too  painfully  touching  from  the  attendant  lofs  of  the  pure,  the 
brave,  the  accomplifhed,  the  high-fouled  Warren!  Scene,  however, 
to  us  of  this  Phalanx,  fource  alfo  of  pride;  for  here — confpicuous  in 
every  part  of  the  Engagement,  pervading  and  goading  every  part  of  it 
with  his  own  ever-daring  fpirit — was  the  Hero  whofe  name  we  bear, 
— the  exhauftlefs,  indomitable  Putnam!  And  with  him,  from  the 
State  from  which  we  come,  were  Captain  Knowlton  and  Major  Dur- 
kee.  With  him  were  Captain  Chester,  and  Captain  Clark,  and 
Captain  Coit.  With  him  were  Lieutenants  Dana,  Grosvenor,  and 
Webb.  With  him  was  Enfign,  afterwards  General  Henry  Champion, 
the  nobly  patriotic  Grandfather  of  our  own  equally  patriotic  Afliflant 
CommifTary  Deming.  With  him  were  Smith  and  Lovejoy,  the  two 
Grandfathers,  on  the  paternal  and  maternal  fide,  of  him  the  ftalwart 
and  patriotic  Standard-Bearer  of  this  our  battalion;  and  Billings  and 
HiBBARD,  the  two  paternal  and  maternal  Grandparents,  alfo,  of  our 
Sergeant    Billings;    and    Hide,  the  brave  anceftor  of  our    Private, 


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Sharp;  and  Keyes,  and  Cleveland,  and  Kemp,  and  Bassett,  and 
Bingham,  and  other  gallant  fpirits,  many  in  number,  from  old  Con- 
nedlicut: — here  they  were,  fide  by  fide  and  fhoulder  to  fhoulder,  with 
intrepid  Soldiery  from  Maflachufetts  and  intrepid  Soldiery  from  New- 
Hampfhire,  devoting  themfelves,  one  and  all,  with  patriotic  fury  to 
the  bloody  ftrife. 

Unfortunate  though  the  refult  of  this  Battle,  under  one  afpeft — 
that  of  the  enforced  retreat — yet  under  another  and  loftier  view,  the 
Refult  was  moft  propitious.  For — for  the  firft  time  —  it  taught  Amer- 
ica her  ftrength  when  oppofed  in  arms  to  the  mighty  Monarchy  of 
England.  It  inoculated  and  fired  her  Spirit  with  confidence.  It 
lured  to  the  future  Fight.  It  wiped  off  forever  that  reproach  of  timid- 
ity which  had  been  flung  upon  her  Troops.  It  taught  Britifh  foldiers 
to  refpect,  aye  and  to  dread  her  martial  Ability — at  leaft  behind  en- 
trenchments; and  it  taught  Britifh  Commanders-in-chief,  and  the 
haughty  Cabinet  of  England,  that  military  conflagrations  would  not 
anfwer  in  the  New  World. 

The  battle  of  Quebec  —  one  far  lefs  deftructive  of  human  life  than 
that  of  Bunker  Hill — gave  to  Great  Britain  the  whole  region  of  the 
St.  Lawrence.  That  upon  this  fpot  loft  to  Great  Britain  a  Territory 
worth  a  dozen  Canadas — loft  to  her  Thirteen  Colonies  of  propor- 
tions that  were  coloflal,  and  of  capacities  that  have  proved  magnifi- 
cent. For  the  Conteft  waged  upon  the  little  arena  here,  developed  a 
fpirit  of  Patriotifm  fo  pure  —  fo  ardent — fo  fearlefs — fo  inflexible  — 
fo  energetic  —  fo  irrepreflible  —  that  it  was  lure  to  burn  on  by  force  of 
its  own  quenchlefs  elemental  Fire,  until  it  had  burned  all  tyranny  off 
from  the  field  of  ftruggling  America — until  its  own  ethereal  Light  had 
chafed  from  our  new  trans-Atlantic  expanfe  every  fhadow  even  of 
vaflalage  to  any  potentate  on  Earth — and  left  it  bathed  in  the  full 
effulgence  of  Life,  Liberty,  and  Independence. 

In  that  Effulgence  we  this  day  ftand  —  and  upon  the  very  Altar 
where  the  Light  which  formed  it  was  firft  kindled.  Juft  mark  it,  then, 
for  an  inftant.  Soldiers — and  you,  if  you  pleafe,  the  SpeAators  of  this 
fcene,  whofe  attentive  intereft  is  moft  grateful  to  our  Corps — mark 
that  Effulgence  of  which  I  fpcak,  from  this  Standpoint  —  as  it  appears 
in  the  profperity  of  our  country  fince  the  time  when  the  blood  of  the 
earlieft  Martyrs  to  the  Revolution  was  here  fhed. 

Behold  our  Population  rifen  from  three  to  near  thirty  millions  — 
our  Towns  and  Cities,  from  comparatively  a  few,  to  thofe  which  arc 
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numberlefs !  Witnefs  the  magic  converfion  of  the  Ohio  and  Miflburi 
folitudes  to  civilized  Homes — while  far  beyond — threading  the  thou- 
fand  devious  arms  of  the  Miffiffippi — afcending  the  broad  declivities 
of  the  Rocky  Mountains — climbing  tortuous  crags — winding  through 
treacherous  canons — and  ploughing  terrific  fnows — fearlefs  Emigrants 
have  pufhed  on  to  liften  to  the  favage  whoop  on  the  banks  of  the 
Columbia,  and  the  Sacramento,  and  to  found  and  rear  Inftitutions  and 
Temples,  to  Liberty  and  to  God,  within  found  of  the  breaking  billow 
on  the  very  fhore  of  the  Pacific !  Everywhere  almoft  over  our  land, 
liften  to  the  elaftic  fteam  —  hear  the  tramp  of  the  Iron  Horfe!  Be- 
hold upon  almoft  all  our  waters  the  white  fail !  Mark  Science  and  Art 
—  Invention  and  Induftry — Knowledge  and  Education — everywhere 
almoft  difFufed !  Mark,  in  Ihort,  a  National  Happinefs,  which,  under 
all  its  afpects,  is  more  profound  than  that  of  any  other  People  on  the 
face  of  the  Earth — and  which  fpreads,  over  and  around  us  —  from  fea 
to  fea  —  a  fun-illumined  atmofphere,  in  which  we  all  may  chant  the 
undying  Songs  and  Alleluias  of  the  Free ! 

To  fuch  a  height  of  greatnefs  has  the  Spirit  of  Patriotifm — which 
difplayed  itfelf  upon  this  Spot — in  June,  1775  —  exalted  our  country. 
A  Spirit,  therefore,  it  was,  it  is  obvious,  of  no  common  mould  —  no 
mere,  naked,  uninformed  natural  impulfe  —  but  it  was  an  impulfe  fea- 
foned  by  Knowledge — it  was  enlightened  by  Forefight.  It  compre- 
hended a  rich  and  vaft  throng  of  affociations  derived  from  a  long  ex- 
perience of  Civilization.  It  underftood  clearly  the  danger  to  all  the 
civil,  fecial,  and  domeftic  relations  of  the  Colonies  involved  in  the 
tyrannous  claims  of  England.  It  knew  well  the  inexhauftible  refour- 
ces  of  the  New  World  —  and  forefaw  its  rifing  greatnefs  in  the  fun- 
fhine  of  Peace.  And  it  therefore  toiled  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill 
— not  alone  for  the  America  of  the  Revolution — but  for  the  America 
of  all  time.  It  fought  that  fight  in  order  that  the  People  whom  it 
infpired  might  not  only  glorioufly  vindicate  their  own  fundamental 
Rights,  but  plant  for  Pofterity,  as  well  as  for  themfelves — fet  beyond 
even  the  tornado's  power — that  Tree  of  Liberty  whofe  is  the  golden 
fruitage  of  a  National  Civilization,  Happinefs,  and  Glory,  which,  it  was 
hoped,  would  endure  Forever. 

To  a  fpirit  of  Patriotifm  thus  pure — thus  heroic  —  thus  enlight- 
ened— here  upon  this  Spot,  its  early  home — its  blood-ftained  Altar, 
but  not,  thank  God,  its  Grave — here  then  let  us  all  bend  in  reverence, 
as  to  the  Mecca  of  our  Civil  Faith  —  our  Tutelary  Shrine  —  the  tryft- 


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ing-place  of  our  Republican  love — here  let  us  bend,  and  from  its 
infpiration  drink  deep  draughts  ! 

Calling  to  us  from  the  bones  of  thofe  Patriots  who  here  immolated 
their  lives — pointing  to  us  with  a  finger  blazing  as  of  fapphire  from 
their  Tombs — this  Spirit  bids  us  love  the  Land  that  gave  us  birth. 
The  Laws  that  protect  you,  it  fays  —  the  Inftitutions  which  form  you 

—  the  Cuftoms  you  obey — the  Habits  in  which  you  take  comfort  — 
the  Home  Hiftories,  and  dear  Traditions,  and  Legends,  in  which  you 
rejoice  —  these  are  your  Country. 

The  Skies  you  fee  above  you  —  that  Earth  you  gaze  upon  beneath 

—  thofe  fweet  fpots  upon  its  furface,  efpecially,  where  you  drew  the 
firft  lufcious  breath  of  life,  and  were  hufhed  by  the  foft-flowing  lulla- 
bies of  Home  —  the  Waters  that  cover  that  natal  Earth  —  the  living 
things  that  dwell  upon  it  —  the  fuftenance  it  yields  —  the  fruits  with 
which  it  abounds — the  Songs  with  which  it  is  vocal  —  these  are  your 
Country. 

The  Villages,  the  Towns,  the  Cities  you  inhabit — the  family  loves 
you  cherifh  —  the  pious  devotions  to  which  you  cling — the  focial  ties 
you  bind  —  the  anxieties  you  indulge  —  the  forrows  you  feel  —  the 
hopes  you  warm  into  life  —  the  Good  Deeds  you  perform,  and  thofe 
accomplifhed  by  your  fellows — the  Good  Names  you  eftablifh,  and 
thofe  eftablifhed  around  you  —  these  are  your  Country. 

Your  Country  it  is  that  wrapped  its  folds  around  you  when  firft  you 
faw  the  light.  With  its  loving  folds  it  has  encircled  you  ever  fince  — 
and  it  will  enfhroud  you  gently  with  them  when  you  die. 

Make  your  Country,  then,  the  idol  of  your  heart, —  Cherifh  it  in 
your  heart  of  hearts.  Should  it  acquire  new  honors,  glory  in  them. 
Should  it  receive  wounds  —  which  Heaven  forefend  —  approach  them 
as  you  would  the  wounds  of  a  Parent — "  with  pious  awe,  and  trem- 
bling folicitudc,"  and  tendereft  miniftration.  Die  for  your  Country, 
fliould  peril  ever  require  the  facrifice! 

Thus,  Soldiers  of  the  Phalanx — thus  does  the  Spirit  of  Patriotifm 
appeal  to  us  from  this  hallowed  Spot.  Pray  God,  we  may  all  rcfpond 
to  the  appeal !  Pray  (iod,  the  fliadows  of  the  Patriots  who  here 
offered  up  their  lives  may  float  ever  through  our  Houfcholds!  Ally- 
ing ourfelvcs  ever  clofely  to  them — "the  boldeft  and  moft  noble  Men 
of  Progrefs  that  the  World  has  ever  fcen"  —  may  we  ally  them, 
through  us,  to  Generations  yet  to  come  —  ourfelves,  in  the  fublime 
language  of  that  immortal  Man  who  here  inaugurated  the  rudimcntal 


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Corner-Stonc  of  this  proud  Monument,  "being  but  links  in  that  great 
chain  of  being  which  beginning  with  the  origin  of  our  Race,  runs 
onward  through  its  fucceflive  Generations,  binding  together  the  Part, 
the  Prefent,  and  the  Future,  and  terminating  at  laft,  with  the  con- 
fummation  of  all  things  Earthly,  at  the  Throne  of  God ! " 

The  Chaplain  of  the  Battalion,  Rez\  Aftier  Moore, 
then  offered  the  following  folemn  and  impreflive 

Prayer. 

God  of  our  Fathers !  Ruler  among  the  Nations !  And  Judge  of 
all  the  Earth !  We  reverently  bow  before  Thee  at  this  facred  Shrine 
of  our  Country's  Liberty,  devoutly  thanking  Thee  for  the  ineftimable 
bleffings  that  have  come  to  us  through  the  toils  and  treafures  and 
blood  of  the  incorruptible  Patriots  who  fecured  to  us  the  pricelefs 
gift  of  National  Independence  ! 

Here,  Almighty  God,  may  we  gratefully  call  to  our  remembrance 
the  valorous  Deeds  of  our  revered  Fathers,  who  refolutely  confronted 
the  foes  of  Liberty  in  the  day  of  trial,  and  nobly  "jeoparded  their 
lives  unto  the  Death  in  the  high  places  of  the  Field !  "  Here  may  our 
Patriotifm  receive  frefh  Infpiration !  Here  may  unborn  Generations 
come  in  Pilgrim  troops  to  offer  a  Nation's  gratitude  to  the  Giver  of 
all  bleflings!  And  here  may  the  hearts  of  our  Children  be  cemented 
in  that  Union  which  made  our  Fathers  ftrong  in  the  day  of  dreadful 
deeds ! 

Lord,  blefs  our  common  Country !  Preferve  us  from  divifions  and 
ftrife.  Let  Peace  reft  upon  our  Land,  and  Profperity  abound  through- 
out all  our  borders.  Forgive  us  our  fins.  And  with  us  blefs  all  the 
Nations  of  the  Earth,  through  Jefus  Chrift,  our  Lord !     Amen. 

Mayor  Dana  then  introduced  the  Hon.  George  Wafh- 
ington  Warren,  who,  as  Prefident  of  the  Monument 
Affociation,  welcomed  the  Phalanx  to  Bunker  Hill. 

Hon.  Richard  Frothingham,  Jr.,  ex-Mayor  of  Charles- 
town,  introduced  by  Mayor  Dana,  commenced  by  re- 
marking on  the  furpafTing  interelt  of  the  fcene,  and  its 
fuggeftive  character — fuggeitive  of  the  time  when  Con- 


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nedicut  and  Maffachufetts  ftood  together.  To  (how  the 
fpirit  of  Connedicut  then,  an  incident  was  related  of  the 
times  of  the  Port  Bill,  when  Bolton  and  Charleitown 
felt  heavy  the  hand  of  power.  No  Colony  was  more 
prompt  to  fend  material  aid,  and  accompany  it  with  fol- 
emn  pledges,  than  Connecticut;  and  one  cafe  was 
inrtanced  where  Putnam  brought  on  a  drove  of  (lieep, 
and  with  them  a  letter  addreffed  to  Bolton,  having  his 
Signature.  It  reads  that  the  men  of  Connecticut  meant 
firll  to  attempt  to  appeafe  the  fire  of  a  vindictive  Minif- 
try  by  the  blood  of  rams  and  of  lambs,  and  if  this  did 
not  anfwer,  they  were  ready  to  march  in  the  Van  and 
fprinkle  American  altars  with  their  hearts'  blood,  if  it 
were  neceflary.  That  was  the  fpirit  of  the  brave  old 
Hero  who  figned  this  letter,  and  the  fpirit  of  Knowlton, 
and  Chefter,  and  Webb,  and  Durkee,  and  all  the  gallant 
Men  who  here  made  good  the  pledge. 

The  fpecial  duty  affigned  the  Connecticut  Forces  in 
the  Bunker  Hill  action  was  then  particularly  delcribed, 
and  having  delineated  the  main  Pofitions  at  about  two 
o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  and  the  work  then  going  on, 
the  reafon  was  ftated  why  the  Connecticut  Forces  were 
ordered  out  from  the  Redoubt  to  prevent  this  pofition 
being  furrounded;  the  location  of  the  Rail  Fence  which 
they  commenced  and  Starks  men  completed,  and  the 
gallant  and  vital  Service  rendered  here,  were  dwelt  upon; 
and  then  the  Ipot,  Bunker  Hill,  was  pointed  to  where, 
on  the  retreat,  Putnam  ib  heroically  tried  to  rally  the 
men  anew.  In  concluding,  the  fentiment  was  expreffed 
that  filter  States  of  io  glorious  a  renown  as  Connecticut 
and  Maflachufetts  could  have  no  other  rivalry  than  rival- 
ry in  the  Works  of  Progrefs  that  adorn  Society, —  in  Edu- 


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cation,  Commerce,  Indultry — in  the  detemiination  to 
protect  and  defend  the  pricelefs  Inheritance  of  Liberty 
won  by  the  Itruggles  and  blood  of  fuch  Ancellry  as  fought 
at  Bunker  Hill,  This  Addrels  was  warmly  applauded 
throughout. 

The  exercifes  at  the  Monument  occupied  about  two 
hours. 

Immediately  after  Mr.  Frothingham's  remarks  the 
City  Guard  efcorted  the  Phalanx  to  the  Guard's  Armory, 
where  a  bountiful  Collation  was  ferved,  to  which  ample 
julHce  was  done — while  Mayor  Dana  alio  entertained 
the  Battalion  and  a  large  number  of  invited  gueits,  in  a 
fumptuous  manner,  at  his  reftdence,  in  Monument  fquare, 
and  Mr.  Frothingham  received  at  his  refidence  the  Offi- 
cers and  Staff  At  thefe  places  brief  Speeches  were 
made  by  Mayor  Dana,  ex-Mayor  Frothingham,  Commijjary 
Deming,  Faji  Commander  Pierce  of  the  Charleltown  City 
Guard,  and  others.  At  half-pait  one  o'clock  the  line 
was  re-formed  on  Winthrop  ftreet,  and  marched  to  the 
Charleftown  Navy  Yard. 

Visit  to  the  Navy  Yard. 
On  their  arrival  at  the  Charleitown  Navy  Yard,  the 
Phalanx  were  received,  on  entering  the  gates,  by  a 
Detachment  of  fixty  Marines  under  the  command  of 
Lieutenant  Reynolds,  who  were  drawn  up  in  open  order 
and  prefented  arms  as  the  Battalion  paffed  through. 
The  Battalion  was  alfo  honored  with  a  National  Salute 
of  thirty-one  guns.  Thefe  matters  are  note-worthy, 
fince  the  Phalanx  is  the  firlt  Military  Organization 
which  was  ever  received  at  the  Navy  Yard  with  iimilar 
honors — indeed,  the  firit   that  was  ever   permitted   to 


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march  in  bearing  arms.  Faffing  the  Marines,  the  Pha- 
lanx was  drawn  up  before  Head-Ouarters  where  they 
were  received  by  Capt.  Hudfon,  Commandant  of  the 
ftation,  and  other  Naval  Officers.  Capt.  Hudfon  wel- 
comed the  Phalanx  briefly  as  follows: 

Major  Commandant  and  Members  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx:  I 
welcome  you  to  the  Navy  Yard,  and  fhould  be  moft  happy  to  fhow 
vou  whatever  of  intereft  may  be  upon  the  premifes.  I  am  no  fpeech- 
maker — only  a  plain  Sailor;  but  when  I  fee  a  body  of  Soldiers 
drefled  in  the  uniform  of  the  venerated  Wafhington,  it  touches  me 
with  an  emotion  that  it  is  difficult  adequately  to  exprefs.  The  pres- 
ent generation  can  fcarcely  imagine  the  fufferings  of  their  Fathers  in 
that  Revolutionary  ftruggle;  they  battled  as  it  were  with  the  halter 
around  their  necks;  they  fuffered,  and  we  now  enjoy  the  Fruits  of 
their  Labors.  But  it  is  not  my  intention  to  make  a  fpeech;  I  will 
only  repeat  to  you.  Major  Commandant  and  Soldiers,  my  cordial 
welcome  to  the  Charleftown  Navy  Yard. 

Judge  Advocate  Stuart,  on  being  introduced  by  the 
Major  Commandant  of  the  Phalanx,  refponded  as  follows: 

Commodore  Hudson: — For  the  cordial  manner  in  which  you  wel- 
come the  Putnam  Phalanx  to  this  Navy  Yard,  I  return  you,  in  behalf 
of  its  Members,  their  heartfelt  thanks.  You  very  modeftly  announce 
yourfelf as  no  Speech-maker — as  only  "a  plain  Sailor" — unhabituated 
to  the  fluent  language  of  formal  oratory.  Sir,  in  my  judgment,  you 
have  jufl:  now  made  one  of  the  happieft  of  all  Speeches,  for  you  have 
uttered  to  us,  who,  moftly,  are  ftrangers  to  thefe  premifes,  fwect  Words 
of  Welcome,  that  are  warm  from  a  Sailor's  generous  heart  —  a  heart, 
proverbially,  open  as  the  broad  expanfe  of  Sea. 

And,  Sir,  we  of  this  Phalanx,  fhall  take  great  pleafure  in  accepting 
your  kind  invitation  to  view  the  Spot  which  you  fo  ably  fuperintend, 
and  which,  as  we  glance  over  it  from  our  Stand-point  here,  bears  un- 
equivocal marks  of  intelligent  Care,  and  contains  ftriking  and  grateful 
evidences  of  the  Strength  and  Greatnefs  of  our  Country's  Naval  Power. 

We  from  Connedticut  take  efpecial  pride  in  this  Naval  Power,  and 
in  the  fpectacle  of  it  here.     For,   Commodore,  within  the  waters  of 


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our  State — in  the  capacious  and  beautiful  harbor  of  our  own  City  of  New 
London  —  was  fitted  out  the  very  firft  Naval  Squadron  of  the  United 
States  that  ever  failed  under  the  flag  of  our  Common  Country.  That 
little  Squadron  confifted  of  the  Alfred,  the  Columbus,  the  Andrea 
Doria,  and  the  Cabot,  varying  in  armament  from  fourteen  to  fixteen 
guns.  Governor  Trumbull,  Senior — that  "rebel"  Governor  of  our 
State,  of  world-wide  fame — was  the  zealous  and  eifedlive  Patriot  who, 
chiefly,  aided  to  fit  it  out — and  when  made  ready,  it  failed,  in  1776, 
from  the  waters  of  New  London  harbor  upon  the  firft  Naval  Expedi- 
tion ever  made  under  the  authority  of  Congrefs. 

Yes,  worthy  Commodore — and  into  the  waters  of  this  harbor 
again,  it  brought  back  the  Firft-fruits  of  our  firft  Revolutionary  ftrug- 
gle  upon  the  Great  Deep — and  thefe  Fruits,  thank  Heaven,  triumph- 
ant ones !  For  Admiral  Efek  Hopkins,  its  Commander-in-chief,  failed 
with  his  new  and  infant  Squadron  to  the  Ifland  of  Abacco,  lying  near 
New  Providence,  in  the  Weft  India  feas.  And  there  he  captured  the 
Governor  of  this  Ifland,  and  its  Deputy  Governor,  and  one  of  its 
Councillors,  and  feventy  other  Britifli  fubjects — together  with  forty 
cannon,  and  fifteen  brafs  mortars,  and  a  Britifli  fchooner,  and  a  Ber- 
mudian  floop — and  to  thefe  Prizes  adding,  on  his  paflage  home,  a 
Britifli  bomb  brig  laden  with  arms,  which  he  took  near  the  end  of 
Long  Ifland,  he  failed  triumphantly  back,  as  I  have  juft  fuggefted,  into 
that  harbor  of  Connecticut  from  which  he  ftarted.  And  thofe  can- 
non to  which  I  refer,  and  that  captured  floop,  were  at  once,  with  the 
confent  and  approbation  of  Congrefs,  applied  by  our  ceafeleflly  enter- 
prifing  Governor  to  the  Naval  Service  fpecially  of  Connedicut,  and 
generally  of  our  whole  Country. 

Deep  indeed  then,  and  grateful,  is  the  intereft  which  this  Phalanx 
feels  in  the  prefent  flourifliing  condition  of  this  extenfive  National 
Maritime  Depot.  It  has  grown  up  from  a  Navy  which  had  its  birth, 
and  whofe  infancy  was  nurfed,  in  our  own  old  Connefticut — and 
whofe  manhood — in  that  Second  War  which  fealed  the  triumphs  and 
the  independence  of  the  Firft — was  adorned  by  a  fon  of  Connecticut 
in  whom  you.  Sir,  and  all  of  us,  take  juft  pride — the  Hero  of  Old 
Ironjides,  Commodore  Hull. 

What  a  contraft  does  this  Yard  now  prefent  to  the  afped:  which 
marked  it  years  ago !  When  the  ftartling  Fight  took  place  upon  that 
memorable,  overlooking  Height  which  we  have  juft  vifited,  it  was  trod- 
den by  the  foot  of  War,  and  ftrewn  with  the  carcafes  of  the  flain. 


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A  rough,  wild  fpot  it  was  then,  bordered  with  unfightly  marfhes,  and 
with  not  a  trace  of  tillage.  Now  it  is  a  level,  embellifhed,  folid  area, 
with  every  adaptation  that  fkill  can  contrive  for  a  magnificent  Naval 
Depot.  Its  appearance,  in  every  refpect.  Commodore,  reflects  the 
higheft  credit  upon  your  fuperintending  care,  and  aflures  us  all  that 
the  glorious  Flag  which  waves  above  it  will  never,  in  hands  fuch  as 
your  own,  receive  anything  but  additional  Luftre. 

And  now.  Sir,  thanking  you  again,  heartily,  for  your  kind  recep- 
tion, and  for  the  honors  and  privileges  you  accord,  our  Battalion  will 
march,  as  you  defire,  around  this  Yard,  and  then  take  its  leave. 

At  the  conclufion  of  Judge  Advocate  Stuart's  refponfe 
to  Capt.  Hudfon,  the  Phalanx  vifited  the  various  objeds 
of  intereft  in  the  Navy  Yard.  On  leaving,  the  Phalanx 
were  again  faluted  by  the  Marines.  On  their  return  to 
Bofton  at  3  o'clock,  the  Battalion  paffed  through  State 
llreet,  which  was  literally  crowded  with  people,  and  the 
appearance  of  the  Phalanx  was  the  lignal  for  loud  and 
long  continued  applaufe.  From  State  ftreet  they  pro- 
ceeded dired  to  Summer  ftreet,  to  the  refidence  of  Hon. 
Edward  Everett,  in  front  of  which  they  halted,  and  were 
drawn  up  in  order.  Mr.  Everett  was  received  by  the 
Battalion  with  a  military  falute,  after  which  Ca-pt.  Boyd 
introduced  Mr.  Everett  to  Major  Goodwin,  and  the 
Commandant  introduced  Mr.  Everett  to  the  Battalion. 
Mr.  Everett  then  fpoke  as  follows: 

Address  ok  Mr.  Everett. 

Mr.  Commander  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx: — I  beg 
you  to  accept  my  grateful  acknowledgments  for  the  honor  of  this 
Salute.  A  compliment  of  this  kind,  ufually  paid  only  to  thofe  in  high 
Office,  or  marked  out  as  acceptants  of  the  public  favor,  muft  be  con- 
fidered  a  very  diftinguirtied  attention,  by  a  perfon  like  myfelf,  wholly 
withdrawn  from  Public  Life. 

I  do  not,  however,  require  a  perfonal  honor  of  this  kind,  to  lead 
mc  to  fhare  the  gratification  which  your  vifit  affords  to  our  Commu- 
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nity.  The  charader  of  the  Company  has  gone  before  you.  Con- 
ipicuous  as  individuals  among  the  fubftantial  Citizens  of  Hartford,  you 
cannot  but  command  refpert  as  Members  of  this,  for  many  reafons, 
remarkable  Corps.  You  have  already  received  ample  affurance  that 
I  do  but  echo  the  general  fentiment,  in  bidding  you  cordially  Welcome 
to  Bofton. 

The  friends  of  the  Militia  fyftem  are  gratified  that  it  is  receiving 
the  countenance, —  that  it  is  ftrengthened  by  the  participation, —  of 
Citizens  like  thofe  who  compofe  the  Putnam  Phalanx.  That  fyftem 
was  long  ago  pronounced  by  John  Adams  one  of  the  four  pillars  of 
the  profperity  of  New  England.  In  the  opinion  of  that  eminent  and 
fagacious  Statefman  and  Patriot,  the  Volunteer  Militia  was  entitled  to 
be  placed  by  the  fide  of  the  Church,  the  School-houfe,  and  the  Muni- 
cipal Organizations  of  New  England,  as  one  of  the  main  elements  of 
the  public  Welfare  and  Safety. 

Our  fathers  relied  upon  the  Militia  as  a  fubftitute  for  Standing 
Armies,  which  they  confidered  as  dangerous  to  the  Liberties  of  the 
People.  So  great  was  the  averfion  entertained  to  a  large  ftanding 
Military  Force  in  time  of  Peace,  that,  in  the  Federal  Convention,  it 
was  propofed  as  an  article  of  the  Conftitution  that  there  never  fhould 
be  a  ftanding  Army  of  more  than  five  thoufand  men.  After  this  pro- 
pofition  had  been  debated  for  fome  time.  General  Wafhington  rofe, 
and  great  anxiety  was  felt  to  know  what  view  would  be  taken  by  him 
of  this  propofal  to  place  a  Conftitutional  limit  to  the  Standing  Mili- 
tary Force  of  the  Country.  He  fimply  moved  an  amendment  to  the 
article,  adding  the  further  provifion  that  no  invading  Army  fhould 
ever  exceed  three  thoufand. 

Gentlemen,  I  hope  and  believe  that  a  long  time  will  elapfe  before 
the  foil  of  the  Union  will  be  trod  by  an  invading  Army,  great  or 
fmall;  few  things,  I  think,  are  lefs  likely  to  happen.  Should  fuch  an 
event  ever  take  place,  I  need  not  fay  that  the  main  reliance  of  the 
Country  for  its  proteftion  and  defence  will  not  be  on  a  ftanding  Army. 
To  withdraw  from  Commerce,  Agriculture,  and  Manufactures,  a  fuffi- 
cient  number  of  men  to  ftation  at  every  acceflible  point  in  our  vaft 
Territory  a  ftanding  Military  Force  competent  to  face  the  enormous 
Armies  of  Europe,  is  manifeftly  impoflible.  Our  defenfive  eftablifti- 
ment  on  land  will,  for  a  long  time,  as  now,  confift  of  a  moderate  regu- 
lar Force:  a  body  of  well  trained  Officers,  reared  at  an  admirable 
Military  School;  an  ample  fupply  of  arms  placed  in  the  hands  of  the 


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People;  fortifications  at  the  vulnerable  points,  and  then  this  all-per- 
vading net-work  of  railroads  by  which,  in  twenty-four  hours,  a  hun- 
dred thoufand  of  the  Citizen  Soldiery  of  the  Country  can  be  aflembled 
at  the  point  of  danger. 

Mr.  Commander  and  Gentlemen,  I  anticipate  no  fuch  Crifis;  but 
if,  among  the  poffibilities  of  the  Future,  it  (hould  arife,  the  fpirit  which 
animates  your  Corps,  pervading  the  mafs  of  our  Fellow-citizens,  will 
prove  itfelf  equal  to  any  emergency. 

You  come  among  us  under  circumftances  which  befpeak  a  hearty 
Welcome.  You  have  adopted  the  old  Continental  Organization. 
Your  uniform  is  that  which  Wafliington  wore;  your  mufic  is  the  flm- 
ple  drum  and  fife — no  other  was  heard  at  Lexington,  Concord  and 
Bunker  Hill.  Your  name  is  one  which  Maflachufetts,  to  the  lateft 
generation,  will  delight  to  honor — that  of  the  yeoman  Soldier,  who 
never  looked  back  but  once  after  putting  his  hand  to  the  plow,  and 
that  was  when  he  left  it  in  the  furrow,  at  the  tidings  of  Lexington  and 
Concord.  You  fhare,  I  doubt  not,  his  fpirit,  and  in  the  hour  of  dan- 
ger would  imitate  his  example. 

But  other  duties,  other  calls  await  you.  Again  tendering  you.  Air. 
Commander  and  Gentlemen,  my  cordial  thanks  for  this  diftinguilhed 
honor,  and  wifhing  you  a  fafe  return  to  your  Homes,  I  bid  you  a 
refpeftful  Farewell. 

In  reply  to  Mr.  Everett's  addrels,  which  was  warmly 
applauded,  Judge  Advocate  Stuart,  in  behalf  of  the  Pha- 
lanx, refponded  as  follows: 

Hon.  Mr.  Everett:  The  Battalion  now  before  you,  from  Hartford, 
Connedicut,  known  as  the  Putnam  Phalanx,  in  teftimony  of  its 
refped  for  you,  Sir,  as  one  of  the  moft  diftinguifhed  Sons  of  America, 
calls  to  give  you  greeting — and  for  the  cordial  manner,  and  eloquent, 
inftruttive  remarks,  with  which  you  have  received  us,  it  returns  its 
heartfelt  thanks. 

We  are  organized  for  the  purpose  of  aiding  to  revive  and  ftrength- 
en  thofc  glorious  Memories  of  the  Revolution  to  which  you.  Sir,  efpe- 
cially  through  your  fignal  portraiture  of  the  Father  of  his  Country, 
have  confccrated  a  liberal  fhare  of  your  time  and  your  genius.  By 
wearing,  as  wc  do,  the  military  drefs  of  the  Revolutionary  times  — 


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and  this  Drcfs  modeled  with  exadhiefs  from  that  of  Wafhington  him- 
felf,  which  is  preferved  in  the  Capitol  of  our  country — by  an  adop- 
tion, in  good  part,  of  the  tadtics  which  prevailed  in  Wafhington's 
Army — through  the  Drum  and  Fife  as  the  fole  inftruments  of  Mufic — 
and  by  other  conformities  to  ufages  in  the  Times  that  tried  Men's  Souls 
—  it  is  our  aim  to  ftimulate  a  patriotic  refpect  for  that  great  Revolu- 
tion which  made  us  free,  and  to  awaken  love  and  admiration  for  the 
Heroes  who  achieved  it. 

At  the  head  of  thefe  Heroes — "Firft  in  Peace" — to  ufe  phrafes 
of  familiar  but  ever  endeared  charafterization — "Firft  in  Peace,  firft 
in  War,  and  firft  in  the  hearts  of  his  fellow  Countrymen," — ftands  that 
immortal  Man  whofe  charafter  and  condud;  you  have  yourfelf  por- 
trayed with  mafterly  difcrimination,  with  loving  tendernefs,  and  in 
colors  of  light.  In  a  fpirit  of  true  Patriotifm,  with  fagacious  forefight, 
and  with  lofty  zeal,  you  have  magnanimoufly  devoted  this  Delineation 
to  the  noble  purpofe  of  preferving  entire  and  inviolate — for  a  Nation's 
veneration,  for  all  time  —  the  Home  and  the  Tomb  of  Wafhington. 
For  this  end  your  labors  have  been  unwearied.  They  have  extended 
over  a  large  part  of  the  Union.  Crowded  audiences  have  hung  upon 
your  lips;  their  purfe,  if  not  lavifh,  has  been  generous  towards  your 
objedl;  you  have  added  many  thoufands  of  dollars  to  the  facred 
Mount  Vernon  Fund. 

For  this.  Sir,  you  have  a  Nation's  thanks.  For  this,  the  Ladies  of 
our  Land  outpour  their  gratitude,  and  Men  echo  your  praife.  For 
this,  Pofterity  will  rife  up  and  call  you  "Blefled!"  And  for  this,  the 
Putnam  Phalanx  —  on  this  fpecial  occafion — here  at  the  door  of  your 
own  dwelling  —  defires  to  exprefs  its  grateful  acknowledgments.  It  is 
our  ardent  wifh  and  hope  that  your  future  Labors  in  the  fame  direftion, 
fhould  they  be  continued,  may  be  crowned  with  eminent  Succefs ;  that 
you  may  long  live  to  behold  the  Home  of  the  Father  of  his  Country 
poflefled,  adorned,  and  perpetuated  as  Public  Property,  and  be  grati- 
fied by  the  fpeftacle  of  frefh  devotion,  roufed,  the  whole  country 
through,  to  his  Memory,  and  to  the  Memories  of  all  our  Revolution- 
ary Sires. 

It  is  our  ardent  wifh,  in  your  own  fublimely  exprefEve  language 
upon  another  occafion,  that  all  "  the  grand  Sympathies  of  Country,  and 
that  myftic  tifTue  of  Race,  woven  far  back  in  the  dark  chambers  of  the 
Paft,  which,  after  the  viciffitudes  and  migrations  of  Centuries,  wraps 
up  Great  Nations  in  its  broad  mantle,  and  thofe  fignificant  expreflions. 


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Forefather,  Parent,  Child,  Pofterity,  Native  Land,  which  carry  vol- 
umes of  meaning  in  a  word" — it  is  our  hope  that  all  thefe  may  teach 
us — and  teach  our  Countrymen  everywhere — "not  blindly  to  wor- 
fliip,  but  duly  to  honor  the  Part;  to  ftudy  the  leflbns  of  Experience; 
to  fcan  the  high  Counfels  of  man  in  his  great  Affociationsj  in  Laws,  in 
Maxims,  in  Traditions,  in  thofe  great  undoubted  Principles  of  Right  and 
Wrong  which  are  fanftioned  by  the  general  confent  of  Mankind;  thus 
tracing  in  human  Inftitutions  fome  faint  refleftion  of  that  Divine  Wif- 
dom,  which  falhioned  the  Leaf  that  unfolded  itfelf  but  a  few  weeks 
ago  in  the  Foreft,  after  the  pattern  of  the  Leaf  that  was  bathed  in  the 
dews  of  Paradife  on  the  morning  of  the  Creation." 

With  this  expreffion  of  our  fentiments,  and  renewedly  thanking  you 
for  the  courteous  reception  you  have  given  us,  this  Phalanx  now  bids 
you  a  cordial  and  refpectful  Adieu. 

At  the  conclufion  of  this  refponfe,  feveral  of  the 
members  of  the  Phalanx  were  introduced  to  Mr.  Ever- 
ett, after  which  the  Companies  proceeded  to  the  parade 
ground  of  the  Common.  The  attendance  on  the  Com- 
mon was  immenfe.  Every  available  fpot  outfide  the 
lines  was  occupied  by  the  eager  Crowd,  and  a  large 
number  of  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  were  admitted  by 
ticket  within  the  lines. 

At  half-paft  four  o'clock,  the  Second  Battalion  of 
Infantry,  numbering  86  guns,  under  command  of  Major 
Charles  O.  Rogers,  accompanied  by  Gilmore's  full  Band 
and  Drum  Corps,  left  their  Armory,  and  proceeded  to  the 
City  Hall,  where  they  received  Majors  Lincoln  of  Bof- 
ton  and  Dana  of  Charleftown,  together  with  members  of 
both  branches  of  the  Govemment  of  each  City,  whom 
they  efcorted  to  the  Common.  The  Chadedown  City 
Guard  then  took  their  leave  of  the  Phalanx  and  marched 
for  home.  The  line  of  the  Phalanx  was  formed,  and 
they  were  reviewed  by  Mayors  Lincoln  and  Dana,  J/der- 
man  Pierce,  and  J,  Putnam  Bradlee,  Efq.,  Prejident  of  the 


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Council^  of  Bollon.  While  this  review  was  progrefling, 
the  Second  Battalion  marched  to  the  State  Houfe,  where 
they  received  Adjutant-General  Stone,  Brigadier-General 
Bullock  and  Staff  of  the  Firlt  Brigade,  Col.  Cowdin  and 
Staff  of  the  Second  Regiment  Infantry,  and  Major  White 
and  Staff  of  the  Firlt  Battalion  Cavalry,  whom  they 
efcorted  to  the  Parade  Ground.  The  above  named 
Officers  then  reviewed  the  Phalanx.  The  Corps  then 
paffed  in  Review  before  the  Officers,  marching  to  the 
foul-rtirring  muiic  of  their  own  Drum  Band.  The 
marching  of  the  Phalanx  was  loudly  applauded  by  the 
affembled  multitude.  After  the  Review,  the  Second 
Battalion  went  through  a  drefs  parade  in  excellent  Ityle, 
after  which  both  companies  efcorted  Gen.  Stone  and  his 
Officers  to  the  State  Houfe.  The  line  of  march  was 
then  refumed,  the  Phalanx  being  efcorted  through  Bea- 
con, School,  Wafliington,  Summer,  Chauncy,  Harrifbn 
avenue,  and  Beach  ftreets,  to  the  United  States  Hotel, 
where  they  were  difmiffed,  the  Second  Battalion  return- 
ing to  their  Armory. 

In  the  evening,  a  large  number  of  the  Phalanx  availed 
themfelves  of  the  courteous  invitation  of  Mr.  E.  L.  Da- 
venport, manager  of  the  Howard  Athenseum,  and  vifited 
that  eftablilhment.  Mayor  Lincoln  kept  open  houle 
during  the  evening  and  hofpitably  received  the  Phalanx. 
Oliver  Ellfworth,  Efq.,  a  member  of  the  Battalion,  fump- 
tuoufly  entertained  the  entire  Corps  at  his  reiidence,  No. 
21  Somerl'et  ftreet.  This  Re-union  was  one  of  the  moil 
delightful  and  pleafant  incidents  of  the  entire  Excuriion, 
and  at  the  reiidence  of  their  Brother-member,  the  Pha- 
lanx were  made  to  feel  at  home.  During  the  evening, 
Geo.  H.  Clark,  Efq.,  who  was  one  of  the  guefts  of  the 


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occafion,  added  materially  to  the  enjoyments  of  the  Fef- 
tival  by  reading  the  following  appropriate  Poem: 

It's  juft  what  I  expefted — and  I  cannot  well  complain: — 
Becaufe  a  fellow  did  it  once  you  thought  he  would  again  : 
And  fo,  to  meet  the  Challenger  in  cafe  one  fhould  appear, 
I  brought  a  loaded  gun  along — you  fee  I  have  it  here! 

I  was  bufy  with  a  Cuftomer  about  a  little  bill. 

With  one  eye  on  his  pocket-book  and  one  upon  the  till; 

The  grofs  amount  was  figured  up  —  it  wafn't  very  large — 

And  he  had  ftirred  me  with  his  cry  of  "charge,  Chefter,  charge!" 

When  fteps  me  in  a  portly  man  who  couldn't  fee  his  knee. 
With  a  fmile  upon  his  lip,  and  faid  "I  want  you,  Mr,  C — ." 
I  knew  he  was  no  Conftable — thofe  Caitiffs  never  fmile  — 
And  thus  with  words  of  blandifhment  my  ear  he  did  beguile. 

"Our  Phalanx,  whofe  Ambition  foars  beyond  a  profy  Drill, 

Is  going  on  a  Pilgrimage  to  famous  Bunker  Hill: 

We  mean  to  ftand,  with  hat  in  hand,  where  glorious  Putnam  fought. 

And  tread  the  Soil  where  noble  Deeds  by  him  were  nobly  wrought. 

We  go  with  no  inflamed  defire,  nor  any  fly  intent 

To  bring  away  by  force  of  Arms  the  Charleftown  Monument: — 

Although  it  were  an  eafy  thing  to  do  fo  if  we  chofe. 

As  every  body  who  has  feen  the  Putnam  Phalanx  knows. 

And  we  want  you  to  come  along — we  '11  have  a  jovial  time  — 
And  don't  forget  to  bring  with  you  a  pleafant  bit  of  Rhyme. 
The  day  is  fixed  for  Tuefday  next — no  dodging  for  the  rain  — 
And  pray  be  prompt,  becaufe,  you  fee,  we're  going  on  a  Train!" 

Well,  here  I  am  —  a  little  man  among  top-booted  fcreamers. 
Like  to  a  Clipper  mid  a  fleet  of  huge  Great  Eaftern  Steamers; 
A  fort  of  rakifli  Letter  <?'  marque  befide  my  big  Compeers — 
So  let  my  fignals  all  be  marked  as  meant  for  private  ears. 

I'm  told  your  Mothers  know  you're  out — how  is  it  with  your  Wives? 
And  have  the  thoughtful  Creatures  got  infurance  on  your  Lives.? 


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I  truft  when  you  are  fafely  back  they'll  aflc  no  idle  queftions. 
To  anfwer  which  would  interfere  with  delicate  digeftions. 

It  has  been  fometimes  afked  of  me,  in  quite  a  ferious  way. 
If  you  in  cafe  of  aftual  War  would  mingle  in  the  Fray? 
I  anfwer  Yes: — and  what  is  more,  no  Danger  would  you  fliun. 
For  it  is  quite  impoffible  that  fuch  Great  Men  Ihould  run ! 

No — be  aflured  of  this  one  thing,  though  large  the  target  be, 
A  broadfide  might  rake  down  your  ranks  before  a  foul  would  flee : 
Cocked  hats  might  wilt,  and  breeches  rip,  and  coats  be  rent  and  torn. 
Yet  ftill  amid  the  thickeft  Fight  your  Banner  would  be  borne. 

Look  at  the  Standard  Bearer  there  and  doubt  it  if  you  can ! 
And  think  if  thofe  odd  legs  would  fave  our  excellent  Squire  Mann  ! 
And  Deming  too — the  Enemy  would  make  a  deadly  breach 
In  every  thing  his  broadcloth  hid,  ere  he  the  rear  could  reach. 

The  mental  Courage  that  dilates  each  Soldier's  flafliing  eye. 
Would  be  excited  by  the  faft  that  he  muft  do  or  die. 
So  all  ye  bull-necked  Britifhers,  beware  thefe  men  of  might. 
Who  wont  furrender,  cannot  run  —  but  Glory!  how  they'll  fight! 

You  may  talk  about  Thermopylaes  and  Marathons  of  old; 

Of  Lodi  and  of  Waterloo,  and  all  their  Heroes  bold; 

I'll  bet  a  fcore  of  pumpkin  pies,  and  help  the  party  eat  'em. 

That  Major  Goodwin  and  his  troop  would  give  'em  odds  and  beat  'em ! 

You've  one  might  rank,  if  fo  he  chofe,  with  old  Demofthenes; 
And  a  lineal  Son  of  that  old  Greek  we  call  Thucydides ; 
And  others  who  but  bide  their  time  to  fhow  their  fellow  men 
That  they  can  wield,  as  Caefar  did,  the  Sword  as  well  as  Pen. 

One  member  may  his  patients  purge,  and  one  may  fhove  the  plane ; 
And  one  may  have  an  oily  tongue  and  wag  the  fame  for  gain. 
You  may  have  Merchants,  Prefidents,  and  men  from  toil  retired. 
But  all  with  warlike  vifions  now  are  moft  intenfely  fired. 

Your  Colt  would  fhoot  a  dozen  foes  the  while  the  reft  were  aiming ; 
And  Aflimead's  hammer,  like  old  Thor's,  the  cohorts  would  be  maim- 
ing: 


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And  Tiffany,  when  duty  calls,  will  prove  no  terrapin. 
But  like  a  valiant  Printer  fend  a  frequent  bullet  in. 

And  where  in  cafe  of  a  retreat,  would  neighbor  Strong  be  found  ? 
Dead  —  or  like  FalftafF  feigning  death  —  along  the  bloody  ground  ! 
And  Sharp,  his  roadfters  four  in  hand  would  never  drive  again. 
But  like  a  hunted  Buffalo  loom  up  among  the  llain. 

Well,  let  us  hope  there'll  be  no  War  : —  we're  quiet  loving  folk  — 

And  really,  after  all  that's  faid,  this  fighting  is  no  joke. 

I  never  liked  the  trade,  myfelf,  fmce  I  was  quite  a  lad. 

When  Billy  Wolcott  broke  my  head,  and  pummelled  me  fo  bad. 

We've  come  to  vifit  Bunker  Hill.      We've  alfo  come  to  dine. 
We  alfo  mean  to  tafte  a  glafs  of  Bofton  people's  wine. 
I  wonder  if  they  would  have  thrown  fuch  nedar  in  the  Sea, 
If  George  had  taxed  it  as  he  did  that  plaguy  lot  of  Tea  ! 

What  good  things  they  to-day  provide  let  us  to-day  difcufs  — 
For  when  another  morning  breaks  they'll  breakfaft  upon  us ! 
To-morrow  they  will  furely  have  —  drefled  up  as  "lateft  news" — 
A  difh  of  Putnam  Phalanx  ferved,  to  flank  their  prandial  ftews. 

Ah  —  blefs  thofe  Editorial  Chaps: — it  is  a  way  they've  got. 
Of  feizing  jokes,  like  buckwheat  cakes,  while  they  are  piping  hot ; 
And  while  the  Jokers  are  abed,  and  dreaming  of  new  feats, 
Thofe  Typos  will  be  "  fetting  up  " —  and  pulling  off"  the  fheets ! 

May  you  look  back  upon  this  day  with  Patriotic  Pride, 
And  with  a  keener  rehfh  ftill  your  ambling  Hobby  ride ; 
And  may  thofe  folemn  looking  hats  acquire  no  rakifli  tricks. 
Nor  ever  be  a  lurking  place  for  fad  convivial  bricks ! 

At  nine  o'clock  on  Thuiiday  morning,  the  Phalanx 
were  affembled  preparatory  to  their  departure  for  Provi- 
dence. Notwithftanding  the  fatigues  of  the  day  previ- 
ous, every  man  was  in  readinefs  for  Duty.  The  day 
was  cool,  with  a  high  wind  which  rendered  marching 
fomewhat  uncomfortable.  The  Phalanx  paraded  a 
thort  time  only  on  the  Common,  where  it  was  expeded 


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that  an  Artiit  would  photograph  the  Battalion,  but  the 
day  was  unfavorable  for  the  operation.  After  a  brief" 
parade,  the  Battalion,  accompanied  by  thoufands, 
marched  to  the  Providence  Depot,  A  large  Crowd  was 
affembled  to  wimefs  their  Departure,  and  as  the  Train  left 
at  eleven  a.  m.,  cheer  after  cheer  was  raifed  ft)r  the  Put- 
nam Phalanx,  which  were  retumed  mod  heartily  by  the 
Battalion  for  their  Bolton  ftiends. 

The  members  of  the  Phalanx  retain  the  molt  grateful 
and  pleasant  recollection  of  their  brief  but  joyous  vifit 
to  Bolton  and  Charleitown.  The  Hofpitable  Citizens  of 
thofe  places  feem  to  have  neglected  no  endeavor  to  honor 
the  Phalanx  with  their  admiration  and  attentions.  The 
local  Papers  fpeak  of  their  vilit  as  an  event  of  no  ordi- 
nary moment  in  their  Cities'  Hiftory.  They  eitimate 
the  Crowds  affembled  to  witnefs  the  Receptions  and  vari- 
ous Parades  of  the  Battalion  by  "tens  of  thoufands." 
And  it  is  pleafant  to  the  Phalanx  to  put  on  Record  per- 
manently, the  following  fpontaneous  exprelTions  of  opin- 
ion from  fome  of  the  more  prominent  Daily  Journals: 

[From  the  Bofton  Poft.] 
For  —  well,  we'll  fay  —  forty  years  —  we  haven't  felt  fo  much  like 
playing  truant  to  tag  Soldiers  about  the  ftreets  as  we  did  yefterday 
morning  upon  feeing  the  Putnam  Phalanx  paraded  in  front  of  the 
United  States  Hotel.  Happy  Hoftelry  !  to  have  breakfafted  fuch  a 
Squad  —  every  one  a  folid  Citizen  with  a  good  ftomach,  every  one  a 
Gentleman,  a  Soldier  and  a  Patriot ;  for,  as  a  ftranger  remarked  to  us, 
it  ifn't  poffible  for  fuch  men  to  vote  the  feftional  ticket.  From  the 
tall,  venerable,  white-haired  and  white-whifkered  Commander  down  to 
the  fhorteft  Private,  every  one  had  the  jaunty  and  genial  air  of  a 
fmiling  Odober  morning  in  New  England  — 

(Hail  to  the  land  whereon  we  tread!) 
but  under  this  peaceful  exterior  of  yellow  feathers  it  required  no  great 
imagination  to  perceive  the  daring  of  the  Wolf-hunter  whofe  name 


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they  bear.  We  never  faw,  hereabout,  any  military  thing  finer  than 
the  eafe  and  grace  of  their  movements  as  they  formed  and  marched 
up  Beach  ftreet  to  the  tune  of  "  The  Girl  I  left  behind  Me,"  played 
by  their  old-fafhioned  Drum  Corps  with  a  mellow  nicety  that  brought 
the  tears  into  the  eyes  of  a  young  Lady  ftanding  near  us.  Like  her, 
ferry  to  be  left  behind  the  fhowy  Phalanx,  we  threw  our  head  up  and 
our  fomewhat  rounded  fhoulders  back,  and  marched  down  to  the  fcene 
of  our  accuftomed  labors  with  as  much  of  a  military  port  as  we  could 
alTume  without  appearing  ridiculous,  but  feeling  all  the  time  that  Ath- 
ens is  eclipfed,  and  the  beft  of  our  Battalions  muft  knock  under  to 
that  of  Hartford. 

[From  the  Bofton  Tranicript.] 
The  Putnam  Phalanx  is  an  Organization  for  Social  and  Hiftoric  as 
well  as  Military  purpofes.  Yet  we  have  heard  but  one  opinion  ex- 
prefled  in  this  City  in  regard  to  the  Corps.  Univerfal  commendation 
of  the  fine,  noble  bearing  of  its  Members,  and  praife  of  the  general 
difcipline  of  the  Battalion,  have  afligned  to  the  Phalanx  a  higher  place 
in  the  efteem  of  our  Citizens,  than  that  of  any  military  Vifitors  for  a 
long  feries  of  Years.  Thefe  caufes  operate,  however,  in  a  military 
diredion  folely.  But  there  are  influences  more  potent,  which  have 
produced  their  effedl  upon  Perfons,  whole  habits  of  life  and  modes  of 
thought  do  not  predifpofe  them  to  a  love  of  martial  Parade.  Such 
agencies  relate  to  the  willingnefs  of  the  people  of  Bofton  to  give  intel- 
ledual  and  moral  Worth  its  proper  Pofition.  That  the  Phalanx  takes 
a  front  rank  in  the  former  regard  is  proved  by  the  felicitous,  and,  in 
parts,  eloquent  Speeches  of  Hon.  L  W.  Stuart  and  H.  C.  Deming, 
Efq.,  made  on  Wednefday,  on  Bunker  Hill  and  in  Bofton.  We  arc 
alfo  aflured  that  in  a  moral  point  of  view  the  Battalion  is  no  lefs  enti- 
tled to  refpecl.  The  fame  of  fomc  on  its  Roll,  as  men  of  fubftance 
preceded  their  arrival  here.  We  hope  their  vifit  to  this  City  was  as 
produftive  of  enjoyment  to  the  entire  memberfhip  of  the  "  Phalanx  " 
as  agreeable  to  our  Community. 

[From  the  Charleftown  (Mafs.)  Advocate.] 

The  Putnam  Phalanx  is  about  the  moft  fubftantial,  and  the  jollieft 

looking  Company  of  men  that  ever  got  together  in  this  Town  before. 

Hartford  muft  be  a  defolate  looking  place  after  permitting  fuch  a  Body 

to  quit  its  limits,  to  go  in  fearch  of  Honors  upon  foreign  Fields  —  be- 


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caule,  no  Town  could  by  any  poffibility,  at  leaft  not  in  thefe  days,  fend 
out  a  Phalanx  like  them,  and  yet  have  enough  left  to  keep  up  the  dig- 
nity of  the  Place. 

What  a  void  their  Wives  and  Children  and  Fellow-citizens  muft 
experience  without  their  prefence. — Some  of  the  fineft  fpecimens  of 
phyfical  manhood,  and  noblenefs  of  carriage  and  feature,  could  be 
feleded  from  among  them.  A  fculptor  would  -not  want  for  models 
among  fuch  a  Crowd.  He  would  be  puzzled  which  to  choofe.  And 
many  of  them  were  men  of  "  moft  unbounded  ftomach,"  ftout  trench- 
er men,  before  whom  dyfpepfia,  indigeftion,  and  melancholy  would 
difappear  as  Shadows  that  vanilh  at  the  approach  of  Morning.  Look- 
ing at  them,  we  felt  an  intenfe  defire  to  fling  up  our  beaver,  and  cry 
out  "Hurrah  for  Connedicut !  "  if  {he  manufaftures  wooden  nutmegs, 
fhe  don't  fend  abroad  wooden  men.      Hurrah  for  Connecticut ! 


THE  ARRIVAL  AT  PROVIDENCE. 

At  one  o'clock  p.  m.,  Thuii'day,  Oct.  6th,  a  fignal  gun 
from  the  batter}^  of  the  Marine  Artillery,  which  was  fta- 
tioned  near  Canal  il:reet,  announced  the  approach  of  the 
Train  from  Bofton  with  the  Putnam  Phalanx.  The  fig- 
nal gun  was  followed  by  a  National  Salute  of  thirty-one 
guns,  for  which  purpofe  a  detachment  of  twenty  men, 
under  the  command  of  Orderly  Sergeant  George  E. 
Brown,  had  been  detailed  by  the  afting  Commander  of 
the  Marine  Corps  of  Artillery,  Liei/t.  Col.  C.  H.  Tomp- 
kins. Near  the  Depot  and  on  Exchange  place,  was  a 
concourfe  of  thoufands  of  People  who  had  affembled  to 
greet  the  Phalanx  and  witnefs  their  Reception  by  the 
Firft  Light  Infantry  and  the  Old  Guard.  By  the  beft  of 
arrangements  nearly  the  entire  Square  was  kept  open 
and  referved  for  the  Military.  The  formalities  of  recep- 
tion and  mutual  introductions  having  taken  place,  the 
two  Battalions  took  up  the  line  of  march,  the  Infantry 
efcorting  their  Guefts  through  Exchange,  Weftminfter 


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and  Dorrance  ttreets  to  the  Infantry  Armory,  where  an 
elegant  collation  was  given  to  the  Phalanx  by  their 
Hofts.  Col  W.  W.  Brown  briefly  welcomed  the  Pha- 
lanx to  the  City,  and  Major  Commandant  Goodwin  re- 
fponded.  After  an  hour  of  focial  intercourfe,  the  Bat- 
talions formed  on  Dorrance  ftreet,  in  the  following 
order: 

American  Brafs  Band,  J.  C.  Greene,  leader,  20  pieces, 
in  blue  uniform. 

Firft  Light  Infantry,  CoL  W.  W.  Brown,  Command- 
ant; Firft  Company  in  fcarlet  coats,  numbering  83  muf- 
kets;  Second  Company  in  blue  fatigue  drefs,  numbering 
61  mulkets;  Line  and  Staff  Officers  numbering  31 ;  total, 
175  men. 

Putnam  Phalanx,  Major  Horace  Goodwin,  Command- 
ant; Line  and  Staff  Officers,  numbering  36;  Standard 
Bearer  and  Guard,  8;  Privates,  Firft  Company,  number- 
ing 54  mufkets;  Second  Company,  53  mufkets;  Drum 
Band,  10  pieces;  total,  161  men. 

Detachment  of  Marine  Corps  of  Artillery,  Orderly 
Sergeant  George  E.  Brown,  Commandant,  numbering 
20  men. 

The  line  marched  up  Broad  ftreet  and  down  Weft- 
minfter  ftreet,  through  Market  Square  and  up  North 
Main  ftreet  to  the  Quarters  of  the  Phalanx,  at  the  Earl 
Houfe,  where  the  latter  were  left  by  the  Efcort,  which 
was  marched  to  the  Armory  and  difmiffed.  During  the 
entire  line  of  march,  the  ftreets  were  thronged  with  Spec- 
tators, flags  were  difplayed  from  various  points,  and  the 
enthufiafm  was  intenfe.  A  prominent  Journal  of  Provi- 
dence fays,  that  "the  Reception  and  Parade  formed  one 
of  the  moft  brilliant  Pageants  ever  witnelfed  in  our  City." 
In  the  afternoon  the  Phalanx  marched  to  the  Armory  of 
the  Marine  Artillery  and  depolited  their  mufkets.     The 


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time,  till  evening,  was  paffed  in  interchange  of  courte- 
fies,  many  diltinguiilied  Citizens  of  Providence  calling 
at  the  Head-Quarters  to  pay  their  refpeds  to  the  Members 
of  the  Phalanx. 

THE   BANQUET. 

In  the  evening  a  complimentary  Banquet  to  the  Pha- 
lanx was  given  by  the  Infantry,  in  Pratt's  Hall.  The 
Phalanx  was  efcorted  from  their  Quarters  by  the  Light 
Infantry,  and  entered  the  Hall  at  precifely  eight  o'clock. 
The  invited  Guerts  had  previoufly  affembled,  and  one  of 
the  ample  galleries  was  filled  with  the  fairer  portion  of 
Creation — an  unufual  compliment,  as  it  is  noted  in  the 
Journals  of  the  day,  that  this  was  the  firit  time  in  the 
Hillory  of  feftive  Scenes  of  this  fort  in  Providence,  that 
Ladies  by  their  prefence  had  graced  the  Gathering.  The^ 
Hall  was  thronged.  In  addition  to  the  Infantry  and 
their  immediate  Gueits,  the  Phalanx,  the  Old  Guard 
were  prefent  in  full  force  and  uniform,  and  a  large  num- 
ber of  diftinguifhed  Gentlemen,  among  whom  were  His 
Excellency  Gov.  Turner,  with  members  of  his  Staff, 
(His  Honor  Mayor  Knight  was  prefent  as  a  member  of 
the  Old  Guard,)  Hon.  Albert  C.  Greene,  ex-U.  S.  Sena- 
tor, Hon.  James  F.  Simmons,  Hon.  Thomas  Davis, 
Hon.  Walter  R.  Danforth,  Hon.  Walter  S.  Burges,  Hon. 
John  R.  Bartlett,  Secretary  of  State,  Hon.  Albert  S.  Gal- 
lup, Rei'.  Dr.  Bamas  Sears,  Prefident  of  Brown  Univer- 
fity,  Rrc.  C.  H.  Fay,  ^/ar.  Gen.  T.  J.  Stead,  the  Offi- 
cers of  the  Marine  Corps  of  Artillery,  Lt.  Col.  N.  Van 
Slyck  of  the  Providence  Artillery,  Col.  C.  T.  Bobbins 
of  the  National  Cadets,  Co/.  H.  T.  SilTon  of  the 
Mechanic  Rifles,  and  many  other  Gentlemen  of  note 


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and  fundry  Members  of  the  Rhode  Ifland  Bar.  No 
event  of  fimilar  charafter  in  Providence  has  ever 
called  together  an  affemblage  of  more  diftinguilhed 
Individuals. 

The  Banquet  itfelf  was  beyond  all  praife.  Six  long 
tables  filled  the  Hall,  covers  were  laid  for  four  hundred 
and  forty  Perfons,  and  every  feat  was  filled.  An  unufu- 
ally  magnificent  difplay  of  flowers  formed  an  additional 
attraction. 

Col.  W.  W.  Brown  prefided.  On  his  right  were 
leated  the  Major  Commandant  and  Lieut.  AUyn,  of  the 
Phalanx;  on  the  left,  his  Excellency  Gcro.  Turner  of 
Rhode  Ifland,  and  Mayor  Knight  of  Providence.  A 
blefling  was  pronounced  by  the  Rev.  C.  H.  Fay,  and 
after  an  hour  devoted  to  the  fubltantials  ijpread  before 
them,  CoJ.  Brown  called  the  audience  to  order  and 
briefly  remarked  as  follows: 

I  am  aware  my  pofition  is  fuch  that  our  ftranger  Friends  moll  natu- 
rally turn  their  eyes  towards  me,  expedling  a  fpeech;  but  my  Com- 
rades and  Fellow-citizens  do  not  expeft  it.  *  *  My  Command, 
many  years  ago,  very  fortunately,  pafled  a  vote  empowering  me,  under 
all  circumftances  and  on  any  Occafion,  to  make  a  demand  upon  any 
Member.     I  therefore  call  upon  my  Commiflary,  Rodman. 

Commiffary  Rodman  refponded  to  the  call  of  his  vete- 
ran Commander,  and. welcomed  the  Gueits  of  the  Corps 
in  the  following  eloquent  manner: 

The   Welcome. 

Mr.  Commandant,  Officers  and  Privates  of  the.  Pvtnam  Phalanx : — 
The  annals  of  Rhode  Ifland  commence  with  the  word  "  What-Cheer," 
the  word  of  Welcome  which  fell  upon  the  car  of  him  who  firft  planted 
his  foot  within  her  Borders. 


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It  is  our  Rhode  Ifland  word  of  Greeting  and  our  municipal  Watch- 
Word;  and  I  affiire  you.  Gentlemen,  that  the  air  never  more  joy- 
oufly  vibrated  to  its  utterance  than  at  this  moment,  while  in  behalf  of 
our  Commandant,  and  thefe  my  Brethren  of  the  Firft  Light  Infantry, 
I  fay  to  you  each  and  all,  "  What-Cheer." 

In  thus  welcoming  you,  the  path  opens  moft  alluringly  to  indulge 
the  aflbciations  which  the  Occafion  fo  naturally  awakens.  Who  can 
look  upon  your  uniform  and  not  feel  the  Patriotic  and  the  emotional 
kindling  and  rifing  within  his  breaft? 

Memories  come  thronging  thick  and  faft  of  all  the  Heroic  ftrug- 
gles  of  the  Revolutionary  Conteft  and  thofe  which  anteceded  it.  I 
now  fee  in  the  darknefs  of  Colonial  Night  your  heroic  Putnam 
chained  and  helplefs  between  contending  Hofts,  the  bullets  hurtling 
around  him  like  a  leaden  ftorm.  I  fee  the  flames  kindling  around  him 
at  the  ftake,  and  hear  the  Indian's  wild  yell  of  fiendlike  revenge.  I 
fee  him  at  Bunker  Hill  with  our  own  gallant  Greene.  Ay,  Gentle- 
men, the  whole  Panorama  of  Freedom's  ftruggle  pafles  in  quick  review 
before  me  as  I  look  upon  your  honored  coftume.  When  thefe  fcenes 
are  awakened  (and  they  cannot  be  too  often)  how  deeply  fhould  the 
Fountains  of  our  Gratitude  be  ftirred,  and  how  earneftly  fhould  our 
Patriotifm  be  anew  enkindled.  General  Putnam  was  yours — Gen- 
eral Greene  was  ours,  and  both  were  Wafhington's,  and  Wafhington 
and  all  by  whom  he  was  furrounded  were  Freedom's,  and  all  of  Free- 
dom's then,  is  ours  by  inheritance  now. 

They  mingled  their  powers  and  fympathies,  and  in  concert  reared 
the  Altar  of  Liberty,  and  cemented  with  their  valor  the  arches  of  its 
Holy  Temple,  and  ever  through  its  length  and  breadth  fhould  roll, 
full-toned  and  flrong,  one  ceafelefs  Anthem  of  united  and  grateful 
Praife. 

But  I  fee  before  me  the  honored  Chief  Magiftrate  of  our  little 
State,  and  I  muft  not  invade  his  prerogative — His  honor  the  Mayor 
of  our  city,  who  will  rightly  claim  the  grateful  privilege  of  welcom- 
ing you  in  behalf  of  his  Fellow-citizens — and  it  only  remains  for  me 
in  the  name  of  the  Firft  Light  Infantry,  to  extend  to  you  a  Soldier's 
Welcome — Welcome  in  the  name  of  a  Soldier's  Brotherhood — Wel- 
come as  the  Sons  of  one  of  the  Old  Thirteen  —  Welcome  in  the  name 
of  mingled  Revolutionary  memories  —  Welcome  as  Reprefentatives  of 
one  of  the  pureft  of  Commonwealths  —  Welcome  in  the  bonds  of 
loved  and  cherifhed  memories  of  your  beautiful  City — Welcome  as 


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Statesmen,  Soldiers,   Citizens,   Men — Sons  of  the  Land  of  Roger 
Sherman,  to  the  City  of  Roger  Williams. 

We  roufe  the  drum  with  jocund  roll, 
While  foul  refponfive  beats  to  foul, 
And  makes  thefe  walls  with  echoes  ring, 
As  now  with  heart  and  voice  we  fing, 
What-Cheer. 

Swell  the  clarion  loud  and  long, 
Wake  the  harp  to  frolic  fong. 
Let  the  cymbals  clafliing  meet. 
While  as  one  we  now  repeat, 

What-Cheer. 

Gem  with  deathlefs  light  the  hours. 
Garland  them  with  fadelefs  flowers. 
That  in  time's  far  diilant  night. 
They  may  gleam  with  holy  light. 
Round  the  path  of  each  and  all 
Now  within  this  feftive  hall. 

Mujic — "Hail  to  the  Chief." 

The  Major  Commandant  of  the  Phalanx  called  upon 
Lieut.  T.  M.  Allyn,  Mayor  of  Hartford,  to  refpond. 

Speech  of  Lieut.  Allyn. 

Colonel  Commandant,  Officers  and  Soldiers  of  the  First  Light  In- 
fantry Company : — I  was  about  to  fay,  that  it  has  feldom  fallen  to  my 
lot  to  perform  a  more  pleafing  fervice,  than  has  been  affigned  to  me 
on  this  Occafion;  but  after  the  eloquent  introduftion  to  which  we 
have  juft  hftened,  I  am  almoft  induced  to  indulge  a  different  thought 
upon  that  fubjedl. 

As  a  reprefentative  of  the  City  of  Hartford  and  as  a  member  of  the 
Putnam  Phalanx,  I  feize  this  opportunity  to  tender  to  you  our  heart- 
felt Acknowledgments,  at  the  kind  and  warm  Reception  you  have 
given  us  to-day. 

The  relation  between  Civil  and  Military  inftitutions  has,  I  think, 

been  mifconceived  in  fome  meafure.     They  are  more  neceflary  to 

each  other  than  has  been  generally  imagined.     I  am  aware.  Sir,  that 

where  the  great  mafs  of  a  Community  ads  upon  the  drift  principles 

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of  Juftice  and  Equity — that  great  divine  principle  of  "doing  unto 
others  as  you  would  they  fhould  do  to  you,"  there  is  no  need,  per- 
haps, of  Civil  Government,  nor  of  Military  Organizations,  to  aflift  and 
fupport  it;  but  fuch  an  Organization  is  not  ours,  and  we  live  not 
under  fo  perfedl  and  harmonious  a  fyftem  of  humanity  as  that.  What 
is  Civil  Government?  What  enforces  its  laws?  Is  there  any  Power 
in  the  mere  enadlment  of  thofe  laws?  No;  we  muft  look  back  of 
that,  and  there  we  fee  the  lirft  Military  Organization  of  our  Country. 

I  might  go  further,  and  fay  that  without  this  Power  to  render  cer- 
tain and  fuitain  the  execution  of  laws.  Civil  Government  would  be 
"as  founding  brafs  and  a  tinkling  cymbal" — a  mere  rope  of  fand  to 
be  fwept  away  in  the  firft  turmoil  of  riot  within  our  borders,  or  upon 
the  firft  infurredion  or  rebellion  within  our  Land. 

To  this  arm  we  muft  look  as  the  great  Support  of  Civil  Govern- 
ment in  fecuring  the  perpetuity  of  our  beloved  and  cheriflied  Inftitu- 
tions. 

This  Battalion,  Sir,  which  bears  the  honored  name  of  one  of  the 
diftinguilhed  Heroes  of  the  Revolution,  is  now  returning  from  a  bat- 
tlefield of  that  great  ftruggle  no  lefs  diftinguifhed  than  the  heights  of 
Bunker  Hill;  where  the  troops  of  Connedlicut,  New  Hampfhire  and 
Maflachufetts,  met  fhoulder  to  fhoulder,  fought  and  bled  and  died 
— too  many  of  them! — to  emancipate  three  millions  of  people  from 
the  Colonial  defpotifm  of  the  Britifh  Empire,  and  to  ufher  into  exift- 
ence  the  Nation  which  now  extends  over  the  vaft  plains  of  Independ- 
ent America. 

The  moft  fanguine  of  thofe  Heroes  could  hardly  have  anticipated 
the  marvellous  progrefs  which  we — knowing  then  little  of  manufac- 
tures and  the  mechanic  arts,  with  a  commerce  monopolized  by  the 
Mother  country — have  already  made,  and  it  needs  no  prophetic  infpi- 
ration  to  foretell  the  fpread  of  our  Inftitutions  over  the  entire  Conti- 
nent of  North  America. 

As  I  beheld  the  Stars  and  Stripes  floating  aloft  on  entering  your 
beautiful  City,  I  felt  within  my  bofom  a  fpirit  of  patriotic  Pride  in 
refledting  upon  the  rapid  communication  which  enables  us  to  pafs  in  a 
fmgle  day  through  feveral  of  thefe  independent  Sovereignties,  while 
at  the  fame  time  I  was  a  Citizen  of  the  United  States  and  entitled  to 
all  the  rights  and  privileges  of  a  Citizen  of  any  State;  and  I  truft  no 
future  generation  will  be  allowed  to  look  upon  that  Flag  with  a  fingle 
Star  or  Stripe  obliterated. 


Our  Country  of  to-day  is  the  Country  which  the  wifdom  and  fore- 
fight  of  our  Fathers  have  made  for  us.  It  ftill  claims  at  our  hands, 
and  I  truft  it  will  always  receive,  our  warmeft  AfFeftions  and  our  con- 
tinued Support. 

Mu/tc — National  Air. 

Col.  Brown  arofe  and  announced  that  Affijlant  Co?n- 
tnijjary  Thomas  A.  Doyle  had  been  appointed  to  ad  as 
Toaft  Mailer  of  the  occafion.  In  accepting  the  appoint- 
ment, Mr.  Doyle  remarked  as  follows: 

Speech  of  Assistant  Commissary    Doyle. 

It  is  with  a  great  deal  of  pleafure  that  I  find  myfelf  enabled  to 
render  any  fervice  on  an  Occafion  of  this  nature,  which  tends  to 
bring  the  Citizens  of  different  States  into  friendly  relations  with  each 
other,  and  to  rivet  the  more  clofely  the  bonds  of  Brotherhood,  in  our 
common  Country.  The  frequent  interchange  of  focial  courtefies  be- 
tween one  State  and  another,  and  one  fedion  and  another,  will  tend 
to  ftrengthen  Government  and  greatly  increafe  our  Love  of  Country. 
Were  they  far  more  frequent  than  they  now  are,  there  would  be 
fewer  demagogues  and  more  Patriots. 

Could  you  have  been  with  me  in  the  recent  vifit  to  the  great  City 
of  the  Weft,  and  feen  the  men  gathered  from  every  State  and  Territory 
in  our  Union,  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific,  from  the  St.  Lawrence 
to  the  Gulf  of  Mexico;  could  you  have  beheld  the  meetings,  as  if 
from  the  fame  State  and  almoft  from  the  fame  Town,  you  would  never 
fear  that  a  fingle  Star  or  Stripe  would  ever  be  ftricken  from  our  Na- 
tional Emblem, 

But  it  is  not  for  me  to  fpeak  on  this  occafion;  I  am  only  to  call 
upon  others.  Permit  me  to  fay,  however,  in  paffing,  that  the  Infantry 
Company  claims  among  its  members  fome  of  our  moft  diftinguifhed 
men.  The  reprefentative  of  our  City  government,  his  Honor  the 
Mayor,  prefent  on  this  occafion,  is  a  member  of  the  Infantry.  Wc 
alfo  claim  the  Speaker  of  the  Houfe  of  Reprefentatives,  the  Secretary 
of  State,  and  with  pride  we  point  to  his  Excellency,  our  prefent  Gov- 
ernor. 

I  give  you,  as  the  firft  regular  toaft — 


Tkt  State  of  Rhode  IJland — One  of  the  Old  Thirteen,  who  with  her  veteran 
fifter,  Connefticut,  did  battle  for  the  Liberty  we  enjoy, 

Mvjic — "Old  Bristol." 

His  Excellency  Gav.  Turner,  of  Rhode  Ifland,  role 
and  refponded  as  follows: 

Speech  of  Governor  Turner. 

Colonel  Commandant: — My  thanks  are  due  for  being  permitted  to 
add  a  word  of  Welcome  on  this  Occalion,  and  allow  me  to  fay,  at  the 
outfet,  that  I  am  proud  of  being  enrolled  as  a  member  of  the  Firft 
Light  Infantry  Company. 

By  virtue  of  my  office,  I  am  Commander-in-chief  of  the  Militia 
of  this  State.  It  is  fitting  that  I  fhould  participate  in  a  feftive  Occa- 
fion  like  the  prefent,  and  it  gives  me  great  pleafure  on  this  evening  to 
meet  and  welcome  fo  many  of  the  diftinguifhed  Sons  of  Connefticut, 
and  that  pleafure  is  greatly  increafed  from  the  fa6t  that  for  the  firft 
time  I  behold  the  prefence  of  Ladies  to  lend  a  charm  to  our  feftivities. 
I  could  wilh  that  the  capacity  of  this  fpacious  Hall  were  doubled, 
that  room  might  be  made  for  them  at  the  tables  by  our  fides. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx — I  feel  fure  that  I  exprefs  the 
fentiments  of  all  my  Conftituents,  when  I,  as  their  reprefentative  and 
as  Commander-in-Chief  of  the  Military  of  Rhode  Ifland,  welcome 
you,  as  I  now  do,  to  our  little  State. 

It  is  a  fource  of  great  gratification  to  me,  as  it  is  to  all  Lovers  of 
their  Country  to  witnefs  the  kindly  feelings  that  exift  between  the 
Citizens  of  the  feveral  States  of  this  Union.  This  mutual  good  feel- 
ing fhould  be  cherifhed  and  encouraged  by  every  honeft,  laudable 
means,  and  I  know  of  no  way  more  effeftual  than  by  fuch  Gratherings 
as  the  prefent. 

In  welcoming  you  to  Rhode  Ifland  I  feel  that  we  are  honored  by 
fuch  a  vifit  from  our  friends,  the  Military  of  a  fifter  State,  and  in  wel- 
coming an  Organization  like  that  before  me,  which  fo  nobly  reprefents 
the  Military  of  Connefticut.  We  bid  you  a  hearty  Welcome  to  all 
that  we  have  that  will  add  to  the  real  enjoyment  of  your  vifit  to  our 
City. 

I  had  an  opportunity.  Gentlemen,  on  a  recent  occafion,  in  company 
with  the  Firft  Light  Infantry,  on  their  vifit  to  Connefticut,  to  witnefs 


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and  partake  of  the  hofpitalities  of  His  Excellency  Governor  Bucking- 
ham, and  I  am  difappointed  at  not  feeing  him  on  this  Occafion;  his 
prefence  would  have  added  ftill  more  to  the  pleafure  of  our  meeting. 
There  is  a  Gentleman  prefent  who  is  too  modeft,  I  underftand,  to 
fpeak  in  praife  of  his  own  State,  but  would  accept  the  privilege  of 
fpeaking  for  Rhode  Ifland.  I  will  give  you  as  a  fentiment,  and  call 
upon  the  Hon.  I.  W.  Stuart,  of  Hartford,  to  refpond  to  that  portion 
of  it: 

The  Volunteer  Militia  of  ConneBicut  and  Rhode  IJland — They  are  not  only  good 
Soldiers,  but  an  honor  to  their  native  States. 

Hon.  I.  W.  Stuart,  Judge  Advocate  of  the  Putnam 
Phalanx,  refponded  as  follows: 

Speech  of  Judge  Advocate  Stuart. 

Colonel  Commandant,  and  Officers  and  Soldiers  of  the  First  Light 
Infantry  Company: — Were  I  to  exprefs  the  predominating  fatisfadion 
in  my  own  mind  juft  at  this  moment,  I  fhould  fay  it  lies  in  the  faft 
that  I  am  here,  with  the  Putnam  Phalanx,  from  old  Conne£ticut,  par- 
ticipating in  the  good  old  State  of  Rhode  Ifland,  in  a  Feftivity  which 
fills  the  body  with  repaft,  the  Mind  with  thoughtfulnefs,  and  the 
Hearts  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx,  I  am  fure,  with  thankflilnefs  for  the 
courtefy  and  bounty  of  the  Providence  Firft  Light  Infantry.  You 
have  indeed  made  us  at  home  here.  Colonel  Brown,  and  with  fuch 
prodigal  and  cordial  Hofpitality  for  a  ftimulant  as  this  with  which  our 
Battalion  is  now  furrounded,  I  fhall  take  very  great  pleafure,  I  afllarc 
you,  in  refponding  to  the  toaft  to  your  State. 

Connefticut  and  Rhode  Ifland,  Sir,  took  out  their  Charters  of  Gov- 
ernment—  thofe  fubftantial  ones  which  they  received  from  Charles 
the  Second — at  very  nearly  one  and  the  fame  time.  They  enjoyed 
under  them  the  fame  Powers,  the  fame  Privileges,  the  fame  Immuni- 
ties. They  alone,  of  all  the  Old  Thirteen  Colonies,  could  point  to 
them  as  to  the  Parchments  of  true  Freedom;  and  fpite  of  the  colli- 
fion  occafioned  for  a  while  by  their  claufes  relating  to  territory  — 
fpite  of  the  temporary  ufurpations  of  the  tyrannizing  Sir  Edmond 
Andros — and  in  defiance  of  all  the  infidious  attacks  of  enemies  to  the 
Colonics,  of  Britifli  Parliaments,  and  of  the  Crown, —  Connefticut 
and  Rhode  Ifland,  fide  by  fide,  and  flioulder  to  flioulder — we,  for 
One  hundred  and  fifty-fix  years,  you  here,  your  Excellency,  for  One 


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hundred  and  feventy-nine,  I  think, — lived,  loved,  and  glorioufly  prof- 
pered  under  thefe  Sovereign  Grants;  grants  which  continued  to  form 
the  Conftitutions  of  our  refpeftive  States  for  a  period  long  fubfequent 
to  the  Revolution. 

It  is  with  an  efpecial  fympathy,  therefore,  of  pleafure  and  of  pride, 
that  the  citizens  of  Connefticut  look  upon  Rhode  Ifland,  when  the 
curtain  is  lifted  from  her  Part — as,  gratefiilly  to  myfelf,  I  am  called 
upon  to  lift  it  now,  and  to  reveal  fome  of  the  Monuments  which, 
under  her  old  Charter,  fhe  has  erefted  to  Liberty  and  to  God. 

Far  back — even  in  your  infancy  as  a  State — we  behold  your  Peo- 
ple, even  when  they  were  fighting  the  wildernefs,  a  profperous  Com- 
munity. But  eighteen  years  only  after  your  illuftrious  Roger  Wil- 
liams, with  Harris  and  Smith,  and  Verin,  and  Angell,  and  Wickes, 
his  five  companions,  firft  in  a  fmgle  canoe  crofled  the  Seekonk,  to 
found  this  your  City  of  Providence,  we  find  your  People,  as  in  their 
own  recorded  language  they  fay,  drinking  "of  the  cup  of  as  great 
Liberties"  as  any  that  they  could  hear  of  "under  the  whole  Heaven"; 
and  fo  exempt  from  the  burden  of  public  charges,  they  add,  as  even 
"not  to  know  what  an  Excife  meant,"  and  to  have  "almoft  forgotten 
what  Tithes — yea,  or  Taxes — were,  either  to  Church  or  Common- 
wealth." To  this  efFed,  gentlemen,  your  own  town  of  Providence 
officially  reports,  through  Gregory  Dexter,  its  Clerk,  in  a  letter  ad- 
drefled  to  Sir  Henry  Vane,  in  the  gray  Year  of  fixteen  hundred  and 
fifty-four ! 

And  down  from  this  early  period,  down  upon  the  ftream  of  Time 
as  Rhode  Ifland  moves,  we  find  a  praifeworthy  progrefs  in  her  Laws, 
her  Inftitutions,  her  Education,  her  Induftry,  and  her  Arts.  With 
her  power  inextricably  lodged  in  the  hands  of  her  People — with  her 
Spirit,  in  general,  high-toned  by  Good  Morals  and  Religion — with 
her  Labor  enterprifing,  ambitious,  inventive,  and  accumulative  —  the 
Anchor  for  her  feal,  and  Hope  for  her  motto — flie  has  fteadily  ad- 
vanced in  a  career  of  profperity  whofe  Fruits  at  the  prefent  moment 
— whofe  coveted  fruits  of  Health,  Wealth,  and  Content — are  plucked, 
proportionably  to  her  territorial  extent,  by  as  many  happy  hands  as 
anywhere  upon  the  face  of  the  American  Continent  are  ftretched  out 
for  human  Bleffings. 

As  we  come  down  to  the  Revolutionary  period — that  with  which 
the  Putnam  Phalanx  is  more  immediately  concerned — our  intereft  in 
your  Hiftory  becomes  deepened.       For  here,  emphatically,  and  in 


clofer  Union  than  any  other  States  among  the  Old  Thirteen — fave 
Maflachufetts — Rhode  Ifland  and  Connedlicut  played  confpicuous 
parts,  and  it  is  with  uncommon  fatisfadtion,  therefore,  that  we  ol"  this 
Phalanx  recall  the  manner  in  which  Rhode  Ifland  performed  her 
Role. 

The  fpirited  oppolition  of  your  People,  ere  the  Revolution  broke 
out,  to  the  odious  Revenue  ads  of  Great  Britain — your  fpecial  and 
frequent  Town  Aflemblies,  particularly  here  in  Providence,  in  which 
you  boldly  denounced  thefe  adls  as  encroachments,  all  of  them,  on 
the  inconteftible  Rights  of  "his  Majcfty's  liege  fubjefts"  everywhere; 
your  Refolutions,  far  back  as  Auguft,  1765,  in  which,  with  a  dired- 
nefs  and  daring  hardly  furpafled  even  by  thofe  immortal  Refolves  of 
Patrick  Henry's,  on  the  fame  fubjeft,  in  the  land  of  the  Old  Domin- 
ion, you  declared  againft  the  public  grievances,  and  pointed  to  Inde- 
pendence ;  the  Illuminations,  ^n6.feu  dejoies,  and  Toafts,  and  Speech- 
es, and  other  thoufand  rejoicings,  with  which  you  celebrated  the  repeal 
of  the  hated  Stamp  A61,  and  in  1 768,  formally  dedicated  your  Tree 
of  Liberty;  the  Oath  your  people  took  beneath  that  tree,  "in  the 
name  and  behalf,"  as  was  their  language  upon  the  occafion,  "in  the 
name  and  behalf  of  all  the  true  Sons  of  Liberty  in  America,  Great 
Britain,  Ireland,  Corfica,  or  wherefoever  they  may  be  difperfed 
throughout  the  world,"  to  fupport  and  maintain  the  Freedom  which 
"our  renowned  Forefathers  fought  out  and  found  under  trees,  and  in 
the  wildernefs" — all  thefe  your  A6ts  and  Pledges  in  behalf  of  Liberty 
which  preceded  the  outbreak  of  the  Revolution,  this  Phalanx  dwells 
upon  with  heartfelt  pride. 

With  pride  alfo  we  gaze,  through  the  glals  of  Hiftory,  upon  your 
little  Squadron  of  long  boats,  eight  in  number,  and  crowded  with  a 
band  of  your  daring  Shipmafters  and  Merchants,  as,  in  the  Spring  of 
1772,  under  the  command  of  your  intrepid  Whipple,  they  carried 
that  Oath  of  Rhode  Ifland  refiftance  to  which  I  have  referred  into 
ftartling  effeft,  and  burned  the  oftenfive  Galpee  to  the  water's  edge. 
There — in  that  exploit  down  upon  Namquit  Point  —  we  of  this  Pha- 
lanx hail  tYitJir/l  open  and  armed  oppofition  upon  the  American  Con- 
tinent of  the  American  Colonics,  to  the  King  of  England's  martial 
power.  For  there,  juft  at  that  moment  when  Ruddington,  the  Com- 
mander of  the  Gafpee,  difcharged  at  the  approaching  Party  the  piftols 
which  he  held,  and  in  return  was  wounded  by  a  mulkct  ball  in  the 
left  groin,  there  was  flied,  in  fad,  the  jirji  blood  of  the  American 


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Revolution.  A  Providence  man  it  was  who  fired  the  firft  defenfive 
Gun  in  this  great  Conteft,  and  at  a  Company  of  Providence  men  it 
was  that  the  firft  Britifh  ball  was  difcharged.  Men  of  Rhode  Ifland, 
you  wear  the  Laurel  from  this  fource,  to  your  glory,  and  forever ! 

Again,  gentlemen,  we  follow  you  with  lively  joy,  in  March,  1775, 
to  the  public  Market-place  in  this  your  City  of  Providence,  and  there 
behold  your  People  kindle  a  craving  fire,  and  at  the  time  when  Tea 
was  made  the  vehicle  of  a  moft  unconftitutional  tax,  burn  up  the  ob- 
noxious Ihrub — the  Free-will  Offering,  moft  of  it,  of  your  patriotic 
Ladies;  Aye,  Ladies,  [faid  the  fpeaker,  addrefling  the  numerous  Fair 
Ones  who  graced  the  Gallery  of  the  Hall,]  claim  the  force  of  this 
patriotic  faft  all  to  yourfelves.  And,  Gentlemen,  we  fee  your  People 
juft  at  this  moment  of  the  conflagration,  add  to  its  fuel  the  hoftile 
Speech  of  the  Prime  Minifter  of  England,  Lord  North's;  and  the 
Tory  journals  of  Rivington,  and  Mills,  and  Hicks — while  one  of  your 
fpirited  Sons  of  Liberty,  lampblack  and  brufh  in  hand,  perambulated 
your  ftreets,  unpainting  and  obliterating  the  word  Tea  from  all  the 
(hop  figns  of  your  Town — and  not  one  Soul  within  your  borders  was 
found  "poor  enough  to  do  reverence"  as  a  mourner  at  this  your 
funeral  of  Madame  Souchong. 

We  gaze,  too,  with  pride  upon  your  full  One  thoufand  men,  who 
roufed  by  the  Lexington  Alarm,  paraded  at  once  here  in  your  City, 
for  a  quick  march  to  the  fcene  of  ftrife — while  the  flaming  Beacon 
from  your  Eaft  Hill,  told  to  Newport,  and  your  whole  furrounding 
country  even  to  Profpedl  Hill  in  Cambridge,  and  to  our  own  New 
London  and  Norwich,  and  diftant  Pomfret,  the  fierce  alarms  of  War — 

"Like  an  exhaled  meteor, 
Blazing  forth  the  portents  of  broached  mifchief 
To  the  times." 

It  was  the  fortune  of  War,  Gentlemen  of  Rhode  Ifland,  in  that  great 
Struggle  which  made  us  free,  as  is  familiar  hiftory,  that  Newport,  and 
the  Ifland  upon  which  it  refts,  for  upwards  of  three  years,  ftiould 
remain  in  the  pofl'eflion  of  the  enemy.  Now,  gentlemen,  the  Putnam 
Phalanx  recalls  with  deep  intereft  the  fa£l,  that  when  in  December, 
1776,  that  huge  Britifli  fleet,  with  four  thoufand  troops  under  Sir 
Henry  Clinton,^puftied  up  Narraganfett  Bay  and  feized  your  beautiful 
Newport,  and  fearfully  menaced  the  whole  adjacent  country — Con- 
nedticut — inftantaneoufly  roufed  to  adlion  by  her  patriotic  Governor 
Trumbull — not  only  fent  you  her  Dyer,  and  Law,  and  Wales,  and 


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Hofmer,  here  at  Providence,  in  union  with  Committees  from  all  the 
New  England  States,  to  concert  meafures  "for  mutual  and  immediate 
defence  and  fafety" — but  fent  you  alfo  Ten  hundred  and  ninety-two 
of  her  Soldier-fons,  together  with  a  gallant  Troop  of  Light  Horfe 
under  her  brave  Major  Ebenezer  Backus,  and  an  abundance  of  mili- 
tary ftores — here  in  conjunflion  with  your  own  Troops — your  "In- 
dependent Companies"  of  Providence  particularly,  and  your  Artillery, 
under  the  ever  aftive  Col.  Daniel  Tillinghaft — here  gallantly  to  ftrive 
againft  the  appalling  Invafion. 

And  we  recall  alfo  with  intereft  the  faft,  that  when  in  1778,  upon 
a  frefh  Enterprife  to  expel  the  Enemy  from  Newport,  Sullivan,  then 
in  chief  command,  fent  to  Connefticut  for  more  Troops,  again  our 
Governor — in  addition  to  Seven  hundred  and  twenty-eight  men  from 
our  State  already  then  quartered  with  you — fpeedily  fent  you  on 
Seven  companies  more,  together  with  numerous  Volunteers,  one  hun- 
dred barrels  of  powder,  and  other  copious  ftores — once  again  with 
the  brave  Soldiery  of  Rhode  Ifland  to  co-operate  againft  the  Foe. 

And  pleafantly  alfo  we  recall  the  fad,  that  in  1 779,  Connefticut 
furniftied  yet  another  large  Quota  of  Troops  to  the  Rhode  Ifland 
defence.  And  what  is  more  —  and  is  ftrikingly  expreflive  of  her  fym- 
pathy  for  your  People — when  the  long  prefence  of  the  Foe  had  cut 
off  your  Trade  here,  and  your  Navigation  and  Fifhery,  and  debarred 
many  of  your  Citizens  from  cultivating  their  lands,  and  a  famine,  in 
confequence,  ftared  them  in  the  face,  Connefticut  promptly  fent  you 
relief  in  food — fent  you  feven  thoufand  bufliels  of  grain — fent  you 
money — collefting  her  contributions  through  a  warrant  in  favor  of 
your  Jonathan  Otis  and  Oliver  K.  Warner  of  Newport,  which,  by 
Governor  Trumbull  himfelf,  was  addrefled  to  every  Religious  Society 
in  our  State,  and  was  met  by  a  hearty  and  humane  refponfe. 

And  when,  in  1780,  another  moft  formidable  Britifli  fleet  menaced 
Newport — in  refponfe  to  the  prefling  folicitations  of  Gen.  Heath  and 
your  own  Governor  Greene,  Connecticut  again  quickly  fent  you  aid. 
She  fent  you  half  the  men  from  her  four  eaftern  Brigades — her  Troop 
of  Veterans  from  Canterbury  under  Capt.  Timothy  Backus,  and  her 
Company  of  Matrofles  from  Pomfret  under  Captain  Daniel  Tyler — 
once  more,  in  warm  concert  with  Rhode  Ifland  and  Continental 
Troops,  to  labor  for  the  expulfion  of  the  Foe. 

And  when,  through  the  extraordinary  and  precipitate  abandonment 
by  the  Foe  of  Newport,  the  pall  of  Britifli  power,  to  the  univerfal 


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Joy,  was  at  laft.  Gentlemen,  lifted  from  your  beautiful  feaboard,  no 
State  in  the  Union,  more  than  Connefticut,  let  me  aflure  you,  was 
gladdened  by  the  refult.  Long  and  unflinchingly  had  you  here  of 
Rhode  Ifland  ftriven  to^ccomplifh  this  triumphant  refult;  and  at  laft 
you  rejoiced  in  it.  In  defiance  of  dangers  which,  much  of  the  time, 
ftared  you  in  the  face  more  imminently  than  they  did  moft  other 
States,  you  devoted  your  blood  and  your  treafure  to  the  Revolution- 
ary ftruggle — day  after  day  and  year  after  year — with  a  Spirit  that 
never  quailed,  and  an  Energy  that  never  faltered.  This  you  did,  not 
only  upon  the  land,  but  alfo  upon  the  ftormy  feas — upon  which  your 
gallant  Cruifers,  like  the  Hatch  under  your  immortal  Silas  Talbut, 
achieved  many  confpicuous  triumphs;  and  upon  which  it  is  your  juft 
boaft,  that  in  Auguft,  1775,  through  inftruftions  from  your  General 
Aflembly  to  your  Delegates  then  in  Congrefs,  you  made  the  firft  move- 
ment in  the  American  States  for  the  eftablifhment  of  a  Continental 
Navy,  and  gave  to  this  Navy,  when  it  was  founded,  in  Commodore 
EzEK  Hopkins,  its  firft  Commander-in-chief. 

Juftly,  then.  Sir,  does  the  Battalion  which  I  have  the  honor  now  to 
reprefent,  warm  with  fuch  military  Memories  as  thefe  to  which  I 
allude,  and  to  the  Prowefs  of  Rhode  Ifland,  render  the  tribute  of  its 
patriotic  refpeft.  Organized  as  we  are,  as  I  have  already  fuggefted, 
for  the  efpecial  purpofe  of  renewing  and  ftimulating  thofe  thoughts 
and  aflbciations  which  clufter  around  the  glorious  War  for  American 
Independence,  our  hearts.  Gentlemen,  let  me  afllire  you,  beat  high 
when  we  find,  that  to  our  own  Connefticut  treafure-houfe  of  the 
Revolutionary  Paft,  we  can  add  a  ftore  of  Memories  fo  rich  and  varied, 
and  patriotic,  as  thofe  which  Ipring  up  here  among  the  beautiflil  Ifles 
and  along  the  hiftoric  Headlands  of  fair  Narraganfett  Bay. 

Your  Governor  Greene,  the  perfonal  Friend,  and  intimate  military 
Coadjutor  of  our  own  immortal  "Rebel"  Governor  Trumbull — your 
Brigadier  General  Greene,  next  to  Wafliington  probably  the  moft 
accompliflied  Ofiicer  in  the  American  fervice  of  the  Revolution — your 
Ezek  Hopkins,  the  firft  Commodore,  as  I  have  faid,  of  our  Continen- 
tal Navy,  and  the  viftor  at  Naflau — your  heroic  Commodore  Whip- 
ple, and  Major  Talbut,  and  Colonel  Tillinghaft,  and  Colonel  Olney 
—  your  John  Brown,  that  eminently  bold  and  ceafeleflly  enterpriflng 
lover  of  Liberty,  who,  chiefly,  I  believe,  contrived  the  conflagration 
of  the  Gafpee — your  John  Updike,  David  Howell,  William  Rhodes, 
Paul  Allen,  Jonathan  Arnold,  William  Earle,  Ambrofe  Page,  Theo- 


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dore  Fofter,  William  Ruflell,  Nicholas  Cooke,  Jofeph  Brown,  Jabez 
Bowen,  and  others  your  leading  Patriots  and  gallant  men  —  all,  both 
on  the  Land,  and  on  the  Sea,  whom  you  gave  to  the  counfels,  and 
with  whom  you  recruited  the  Battalions  of  the  Continent — thefe  are 
all  the  pride  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx,  as  well  as  your  own  —  the  pride 
alfo  of  Connecticut — the  pride,  too,  of  our  whole  Country.  We 
claim  a  fhare  in  the  renown  of  them  all.  Their  patriotic  Virtues, 
their  difintereftednefs,  their  zeal,  their  fublime  endurance,  their  joys, 
their  forrows,  their  reverfes,  their  triumphs  —  we  alfo  lay  title  to  thefe 
as  part  and  parcel,  interwoven,  indiflblubly  interwoven  with  our  great 
National  Heritage  of  Freedom. 

Happy,  Gentlemen,  the  lot  of  Rhode  Ifland  to  have  participated  fo 
reputably  as  fhe  did  in  the  Revolutionary  Struggle !  Happy,  particu- 
larly, the  fortune  of  Providence  to  have  been,  as  fhe  was,  one  among 
the  Leaders  in  our  midft — one  among  the  foremoft  in  that  great  and 
good  Work,  which,  not  only  within  her  own  captivating  borders,  but 
elfewhere  from  fea  to  fea,  over  a  gigantic  Continent,  has  fpread  the 
munificent  and  imperilhable  funfhine  of  Liberty, 

In  conclullon.  Gentlemen,  allow  me  to  propofe  a  fentiment: 

Rhode  Ijland  and  ConneSlicut — Connefiicut  and  Rhode  Ijland — Twin  nurfes, 
ever  vigorous,  of  Colonial  and  Revolutionary  Freedom.  May  their  patriotic  Hil- 
tory  be  written  forever  in  the  hearts  of  the  American  People ! 

Second  regular  toall; — 

The  State  of  ConneB'tcut — The  Mother  of  a  numerous  and  diftinguifhed  progeny 
of  Heroes.  The  memory  of  the  nobleft  of  them  all  is  perpetuated  in  the  Put- 
nam Phalanx. 

Col.  Irifli,  of  Gffv.  Buckingham's  Staff,  was  called 
u{X)n  to  refpond,  which  he  did  by  a  fummons  upon 
Hon.  H.  C.  Deming,  of  Hartford,  who  fpoke  as  follows: 

Speech  of  Assistant  Commissary  Deming. 

Colonel  Commandant  and  Gentlemen: — I  fuppofcd  that  my  friend 
from  New  London  was  too  much  of  a  Soldier,  and  alfo  too  much  of 
an  Orator,  to  call  upon  a  Soldier  to  play  the  part  of  an  Orator;  more 
cfpccially,  a  heavy  Infantry  Soldier,  exhaufted  by  an  arduous  Cam- 
paign. 


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There  are  certain  Occupations  which,  when  united  in  the  fame 
Individual,  are  congenial  and  harmonious,  and  certain  other  Occupa- 
tions, Profeflions  and  Trades  which,  when  united  in  the  fame  Indi- 
vidual, are  uncongenial  and  inharmonious.  The  profeffion  of  Preach- 
er and  Lefturer  is  of  the  former  clafs,  for  he  can  lefture  his  fermons 
and  preach  his  lectures;  fo  of  the  Banker  and  Broker,  for  the  Broker 
can  fhave  notes  with  the  bills  which  the  Banker  manufa<5lures  by  the 
wholefale;  the  butcher  and  boarding-houfe  keeper  have  certain  affini- 
ties, for  the  boarding-houfe  keeper  can  ufe  the  unfaleable  joints  of  the 
butcher.  I  have  heard  it  intimated  too,  that  the  dog-fancier  and 
faufage-maker  may  be  profitably  united  in  the  fame  individual,  and 
fome  malignant  cynic  has  aflerted,  (I  hope  the  Surgeons  of  the  differ- 
ent Battalions  will  pardon  me  for  repeating  the  fcandal,)  that  the 
Doftor  and  Undertaker  fhould  always  be  united. 

The  moft  uncongenial  and  inharmonious  blending,  however,  which 
in  my  experience  I  ever  difcovered  in  the  fame  Individual,  is  that  of 
Soldier  and  Orator — particularly  if  you  chance  to  be  a  Soldier  in  a 
heavy  Infantry  Company. 

The  Orator  mufl  think ;  but  what  chance  is  there  of  thinking  when 
the  fmall  modicum  of  mind  with  which  you  are  endowed  is  altogether  , 
engrofled  in  attempting  to  keep  flep,  or  in  catching  it  after  it  is  lofl — 
a  manoeuvre  confummately  perplexing  to  me. — The  Orator  mufl  have 
breath,  but  what  breath  is  left  in  a  heavy  Infantry  Orator  after  a  five 
miles  march.  "Aftion,  aflion,  action,"  we  are  told  by  the  chief  of 
Orators,  the  Orator  mufl  have,  but  what  aftion  is  left  in  a  "  Ph'Ianx  " 
Orator  after  thefe  long  marches  and  countermarches,  and  the  taking  of 
Boflon  and  Charleflown  by  florm.  Were  I  here  as  an  Orator,  I 
fhould  attempt  (though  I  prefume  unfuccefsfully,)  to  do  my  devoir  as 
an  Orator;  but  I  am  here  as  a  Soldier,  and  wifh  to  be  judged  by  you, 
Mr.  Governor,  and  Colonel  Commandant,  by  the  perfection  of  my 
equipments  and  the  precifion  of  my  drill. 

For  thefe  reafons,  my  friend  of  Gov.  Buckingham's  Staff  mufl  not 
expecl  to  fhove  off  his  appropriate  Duties  on  to  my  worn-out  martial 
energies.  I  fuppofed  he  was  too  correft  a  Soldier  to  attempt  it;  it  is 
not  according  to  the  Steuben  drill,  nor  has  fuch  an  attempt  been  made 
fince  the  "Ph'Ianx"  was  an  Inflitution. 

My  friend  from  New  London  has  alfo  called  upon  the  Hon.  Henry 
C.  Deming  to  refpond  to  this  toafl — an  error  into  which  I  hardly 
expefted  fo  exaft  a  Taftician  would  fall.     We  have  no  fuch  handles 


6i 

to  our  names  in  the  Military.  If  there  is  anybody  with  that  rather 
uncommon  prefix,  he  ought  to  be  at  home  attending  to  his  bufmefs, 
and  not  trooping  round  the  Country  in  regimentals.  It  is  the  Affiftant 
Commiflary  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx  that  you  fee  before  you  —  Lieut. 
Henry  C.  Deming. 

Providence  muft  either  be  one  of  the  moft  agreeable  places  in  the 
World,  or  I  chance  to  light  upon  it  in  its  happieft  moods,  and  to 
meet  all  its  pleafanteft  People.  The  afpeft  of  things  about  the  Depot 
imprefles  the  ftranger  favorably.  The  Area  there  is  fpacious,  and  was 
to-day  certainly  fufficient  airy;  the  Streets  are  all  wide  and  well 
paved,  the  gutters  bridged  at  the  crofTwalks  with  thefe  neat  and  con- 
venient iron  coverings;  the  Pavements  are  broad  and  fmooth,  and 
clean  and  well  curbed; — I  call  upon  our  Superintendent  of  Streets  to 
make  note  of  this.  The  Houfes  have  a  comfortable  look,  and  the 
whole  City  the  appearance  of  a  permanent  dwelling  place  inftead  of 
a  temporary  encampment.  The  Ladies  are  all  handfome,  and  fend 
handfome  bouquets  to  eloquent  Judge  Advocates.  The  Men  are  all 
hofpitable:  one  hurries  you  off  to  his  houfe,  and  before  you  have 
fairly  picked  your  teeth  another  gathers  you  into  his.  Your  Inftitu- 
tions  of  Learning,  of  Humanity  and  Philanthropy,  your  Colleges,  your 
Libraries,  your  Military  Companies,  particularly  the  Firft  Light  In- 
fantry Company  and  your  Old  Veteran  Guard — your  fteam  fire 
engines,  your  palaces  of  induftry,  filled  to  overflowing  with  life,  and 
dextrous  and  femi-vitalized  machinery;  your  men  too — your  Browns, 
Greenes,  Anthonys,  Waylands,  Sears — everything  I  fee  around  me 
in  this  beautiful  City  is  fuch  as  to  fill  the  meafure  of  the  grandeft 
municipal  Ambition. 

But  it  is  not  thefe  fuperficial  Beauties  which  turn  the  thoughtful 
traveller  and  the  ftudent  of  human  progrefs  to  Providence.  Here  was 
the  Birth-place  and  Cradle  of  one  of  the  greateft  reforms  in  opinion 
and  praftice  that  ever  fhowered  benedidion  on  the  human  race. 
Why,  Sir,  this  round  World  of  ours  was  old  and  hoary  and  feared 
with  crime,  before  it  was  difcovered  that  Opinion  and  Confcience 
fhould  be  free.  And  where  was  Toleration  firft  born  and  firft  prac- 
ticed? Not  in  the  Mafter  States  of  Antiquity.  Not  amid  the  fchools 
and  groves  of  Athens;  witnefs  the  firft  great  Mafter  of  intellectual 
Freedom  taking  the  poifoned  cup  from  the  weeping  Jailor!  Not  in 
Rome;  for  the  whole  Hiftory  of  ancient  and  modern  Rome  is  one  of 
Perfecution.      Not  in  France,  before  or  after  the  Baftile,  nor  in  Eng- 


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land  before  or  fmce  the  Reformation,  It  was  not  brought  to  this  new 
Hemifphere  by  thofe  who  perfecuted  Quakers  and  banifhed  Baptifts. 
Here  it  was  born,  here  in  your  City  of  Providence :  and  here,  I  pray, 
it  may  be  forever  moft  religioufly  proteded. 

But  the  fentiment  to  which  Col.  Irifti — a  Soldier  off  duty,  and  a 
light  Infantry  one  alfo — Ihould  have  refponded,  calls  me  to  Connec- 
ticut. If  I  could  amend  the  fentiment  fo  that  it  fhould  read — "The 
State  of  Connedicut — The  Mother  of  a  numerous  and  diftinguifhed 
progeny,  fome  of  the  hugeji  of  whom  are  to  be  found  in  the  Putnam 
Phalanx,"  I  could  prove  the  propofition,  demonftratively,  upon  the 
fpot.  I  would  make  profert  of  our  Standard-bearer,  and  "reft." 
But  ferioufly,  I  have  nothing  new  to  tell  little  Rhody,  our  neareft 
neighbor,  of  any  of  our  Heroes,  moral  or  military.  Of  Putnam,  too, 
the  merely  feftive  nature  of  this  Occafion  permits  me  to  fay  but  a 
word. 

If  Connedicut  had  forefeen  her  Future  from  1745  to  the  Revolu- 
tionary period,  and  made  for  herfelf  a  Hero,  fhe  would  have  forever 
forfeited  her  repute  for  pradical  common-fenfe,  if  fhe  had  not  made 
precifely  fuch  an  one  as  Ifrael  Putnam.  The  ftyle  of  Hero  which 
thofe  Thirty  Years  demanded,  was  eflentially  military,  for  Wars  and 
Convulfions  decifive  of  our  Deftiny  were  diftindly  prognofticated,  and 
yet  a  military  Hero  that  was  adapted  to  our  peculiar  wants,  graded 
to  our  fcale,  and  willing  to  make  himfelf  generally  ufeful.  We  were 
a  feeble  Folk,  far  away  in  the  backwoods,  juft  opening  a  ftingy  foil  to 
tillage,  juft  beginning  to  raife  Crops  enough  for  Home  confumption, 
with  naught  but  homefpun  manufadures,  with  the  meagereft  foreign 
Commerce,  in  wholefome  fear  of  Indian  maflacre — for  in  1746  the 
tomahawk  and  fcalping-knife  had  been  freely  ufed  within  a  few  hours' 
march  of  our  Borders — environed  with  French  fettlements  and  ports, 
and  at  times  in  imminent  danger  of  vaflalage  to  the  houfe  of  Bourbon, 
and  liable  to  requifitions  from  our  own  Sovereign  Liege  whenever  the 
Wars  of  European  ambition  kindled  into  flames  his  American  Domin- 
ions. What  this  little  frugal  Colony,  with  its  narrow  theatre  and 
diminutive  operations,  could  have  done  with  a  Hero  of  more  magnifi- 
cent and  coloflal  proportions  —  an  Alexander,  a  Cromwell,  a  Napo- 
leon— except  to  offer  itfelf  up  as  one  meal  to  his  infatiate  maw,  it  is 
impoflible  to  conceive.  We  craved  a  Hero  of  dauntlefs  pluck,  of 
unwearifome  endurance,  ftirewd,  generous,  felf-abnegating,  fertile  in 
expedients,  with  more  Genius  for  foreft  Warfare  than  for  pitched  Bat- 


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ties  and  complicated  Campaigns — a  Man  of  mufcle  and  might  and 
will,  capable  of  intenfe  wrath  and  invincible  obftinacy,  who  could 
bend  or  break  into  military  fubordination  and  truftful  felf-furrender, 
the  Conne£licut  levies,  raw,  verdant,  awkward  as  Soldiers,  but  inde- 
pendent and  felf-complacent  as  Freeholders,  while  under  his  ftubborn 
and  imperious  rule  they  were  marched  to  Ticonderoga,  or  Frontenac, 
or  Havana,  or  wherever  elfe  His  Majefty  chofe  to  order  them;  and, 
after  the  Campaign  was  over  and  the  Troops  difcharged,  could  render 
an  exaft  and  confcionable  account  of  receipts  and  difburfements  to 
the  Commiffioners  of  the  Pay  Table.  We  wanted  a  Hero  fhaped 
more  like  a  Cincinnatus  than  a  Csfar,  who  in  the  breathing  times  of 
Peace,  could  join  his  Fellow-citizens  in  productive  induftry,  and  fup- 
port  the  Gofpel,  and  fit  in  the  General  Aflembly,  no  ufelefs  drone  in 
our  hive,  no  barnacle  on  our  poor  treafury — a  Hero  who,  in  the  full- 
nefs  of  time,  when  petitions,  prayers  and  remonftrances  had  all  failed, 
and  our  Inborn  Rights  and  Privileges  were  brought  to  the  arbitrament 
of  the  Battle-field,  held  in  himfelf  a  fufficient  volume  of  flumbering 
Courage  and  martial  Enthufiafm  to  eleftrify  our  whole  People,  and 
dared  to  lead  a  fturdy  Yeomanry  where  any  dared  to  follow.  The 
Model  Man  whom  our  Era  and  Environments  craved  was  none  of 
your  imperial  Spirits  who  bend  all  Mankind  into  homage  and  contemn 
the  civil  power  and  crofs  Rubicons,  and  convulfe  the  World,  but  a 
Shield  and  Sword  to  an  infant  Commonwealth  in  a  fteady  ftrugglc 
with  untamed  Nature,  and  with  favage  and  civilized  Foes,  the  Farmer 
that  could  fubdue  the  ftubborneft  glebe,  the  Hunter  that  could  cope 
with  its  moft  formidable  beafts  of  prey,  the  Ranger  that  could  banifli 
the  terror  of  the  Indian,  and  give  fecurity  to  the  Traveller  in  the  for- 
eft,  the  Laborer  in  the  field,  and  the  Child  in  the  cradle,  the  advanced 
Guard  on  the  Canadian  war  path,  behind  whom  the  Women  and  the 
Children  could  fleep  fecure,  the  trufted  Leader  who  could  hold  our 
untried  Plowmen  to  a  breaftwork  of  hay  through  three  aflaults  from 
Britifh  Grenadiers. 

It  has  always  feemed  to  me  that  the  ante-Revolutionary  fervices  of 
Putnam,  in  many  refpeds  moft  remarkable,  have  been  dimmed  by  the 
more  familiar  glare  of  his  Revolutionary  exploits.  The  importance 
of  the  firft  of  thefe  Wars,  in  evolving  the  deftiny  of  Humanity  on 
this  Continent,  has  alfo  been  obfcured  by  the  more  palpable  fignifi- 
cance  of  what  we  call,  par  excellence,  the  War  of  Independence. 
They  were  both  wars  of  independence  —  the  one  of  independence 


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from  the  Gallic  race  and  the  readtionary  influences  of  cotemporary 
Gallic  civilization;  the  other,  of  independence  from  the  fetters  which 
the  narrow  bigotry  of  the  Englifh  Colonial  Syftem  impofed  upon  Com- 
merce, Manufadlures  and  Trade,  and  alfo,  from  the  Parliamentary 
ufurpations  of  our  Motherland.  In  that  minute  fegment  of  time  that 
feparates  the  Peace  of  '63  from  the  Battle  of  Lexington,  the  whole 
future  of  the  Weftern  Hemifphere  lay  "like  unborn  forefts  in  an  acorn 
cup."  In  that  old  War  which  expelled  from  this  Continent  the 
French,  and  the  feudal  barbarities  they  were  planting  here,  no  Regular, 
not  even  Wolfe,  no  Provincial  not  excepting  Waftiington,  played  a 
more  confpicuous  and  impofmg  part  than  Ifrael  Putnam.  Had  he 
lived  in  the  early  days  of  Greece  and  Rome  when  human  knowledge 
was  tranfmitted  by  tradition,  he  would  have  been  regarded,  fo  Hercu- 
lean were  his  warlike  labors,  as  a  Myth,  a  Child  rather  of  Fable  than 
of  Hiftory.  He  plunged  with  Williams  of  Williamftown  into  the 
bloody  defile  where  that  dauntlefs  Philanthropift  fell;  he  ftruggled 
with  Lyman  for  his  dearly  bought  vidlory  over  Diefkau;  he  received 
the  dying  Lord  Howe  in  his  arms  before  the  fatal  breaft  work  of  Ti- 
conderoga;  he  marched  with  Bradfteet  to  Prefque  Ifle,  and  when 
Spain  became  a  party  to  the  ftrife,  he  ferved  under  Albermarle  in  the 
Weft  Indies,  and  fcratched  from  the  crevices  of  the  rocky  foil  the 
earth  on  which  the  Siege  Artillery  was  planted  that  thundered  againft 
Havana.  He  marched  with  Amherft  to  Montreal  by  the  roundabout 
way  of  the  New  York  wildernefs,  lake  Ontario  and  the  river  St.  Law- 
rence.     What  would  the  Phalanx  fay  to  a  march  like  that ! 

The  part  of  this  large  field,  thus  haftily  fketched  in  outline,  which 
Putnam  moft  bountifully  filled  in  with  his  peculiar  and  charadteriftic 
Audacity,  was  that  region  of  unfurpafTed  natural  beauty  where,  on 
the  fide  of  France,  Ticonderoga  and  Crown  Point,  and  on  that  of 
England,  Fort  William  Henry  and  Edward,  ftand  as  fentinels  at  the 
gateway  of  the  Canadas,  and  Lake  George  and  the  head-waters  of 
the  Hudfon  lie  in  the  embrace  of  mountains.  Take  a  point  at  the 
foot  of  Lake  George,  and  fweep  round  it  a  circle  with  fome  ten  or 
twelve  miles  radius,  and  you  will  fcarcely  find  a  fquare  foot  of  earth 
that  has  not  been  prefled  by  the  foot,  nor  a  reach  of  water  that  has 
not  been  cut  by  the  oar  of  old  Put. 

Thefe  and  his  Revolutionary  fervices  conftitute  his  claim  upon  the 
everlafting  Gratitude  of  that  Colony  to  which  he  was  the  military 
right  Arm  for  more  than  twenty-five  years.     And  what  has  our  Colo- 


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ny  done  to  reward  fuch  fervices?  Built  a  fmall  box  of  granite 
over  his  Remains  and  covered  it  with  a  cheap  ftone  now  broken  and 
defaced.  The  greateft  Pride  of  my  connexion  with  this  Putnam 
Phalanx  is  not  in  the  Mihtary  laurels  it  has  juft  won,  but  in  my  knowl- 
edge that  the  Determination  is  living  and  burning  in  the  breaft  of 
many  of  its  Members,  to  build  over  thefe  Immortal  Afhes,  a  Monu- 
ment, not  altogether  incommenfurate  with  our  obhgations,  not  alto- 
gether unworthy  his  world-wide  Fame. 

Third  regular  toaft — 

The  Senate  of  the  United  States  —  May  Dignity  and  Integrity  ever  charadlcrize 
the  Councils  of  this,  one  of  the  moft  influential  Political  Bodies  in  the  World. 

Mufic — "Star-Spangled  Banner," 

Refponded  to  by  Hon.  James  F.  Simmons,  of  the  Uni- 
ted States  Senate. 

Fourth  regular  toall — 

The  City  of  Pro-vidence  —  Her  Workfhops,  her  Fadlories,  and  her  Warehoufes 
afford  the  beft  Evidence  of  her  Profperity. 

Mufic — "Twilight  Dews." 

His  Honor  Jabez  B.  Knight,  Mayor  of  Providence, 
refponded  to  the  above  fentiment. 

Mayor  Knight's  Address. 

Mr.  Commander: — I  am  very  glad  of  this  opportunity  to  extend 
to  your  Guefts  upon  this  Occafion,  the  Officers  and  Members  of  the 
Putnam  Phalanx,  a  cordial  Welcome  to  our  City,  and  in  behalf  of  my 
Fellow-citizens  to  exprefs  the  pleafure  which  their  prefcnce  here  gives 
us  all. 

Gentlemen,  we  have  often  heard  of  your  Aflbciation,  and  of  your 
efficiency  and  difcipline  as  a  Military  Body,  and  as  the  Chief  Magis- 
trate of  our  City,  I  offer  you  fuch  Hofpitalities  and  Attention  as  wc 
can  bcflow.  Our  Citizens  have  looked  forward  to  this  Day  with 
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more  than  ordinary  intereft,  and  I  fpeak  the  general  feeling  when  I 
tell  you  they  are  highly  gratified,  not  only  with  feeing  you  here,  but 
pleafed  to  do  all  in  their  power  to  make  your  vifit  pleafant  and  agree- 
able. We  arc  honored  by  your  prefence.  Gentlemen,  and  we  wifh 
you  to  feel  at  home  among  us,  and  truft  you  will  enjoy  your  vifit 
here.  We  are  honored  with  the  prefence  of  the  Chief  Magiftrate  of 
your  City,  His  Honor  Mayor  Allyn;  to  him  I  would  extend  a  heart- 
felt and  an  earneft  Welcome  to  our  City,  and  I  beg  leave  to  aflure  him 
that  we  are  happy  to  fee  him  here.  We  had  many  reafons  for  defiring 
to  fee  you.  You  have  among  you  many  Gentlemen  to  whom  we  are 
indebted  for  kindnefles  and  attentions  in  times  paft.  The  intercourfe 
between  your  City  and  ours,  and  between  your  Citizens  and  ours, 
fince  the  opening  of  the  Railroad,  has  been  intimate  and  friendly; 
and  I  defire  to  tender  to  you  my  congratulations  upon  the  high  pofi- 
tion  your  City  maintains,  and  for  the  Profperity  and  Succefs  which 
have  always  attended  her.  Her  Inftitutions  are  among  the  beft  in  the 
Land;  the  Induftry  and  Enterprife  of  her  Citizens  are  not  furpafled 
anywhere.  I  truft  fhe  will  continue  to  extend  and  increafe  in  ufeful- 
nefs,  and  in  all  that  pertains  to  her  Welfare  and  to  the  Happinefs  of  her 
People.  You  have  with  you,  alfo,  thofe  who  have  occupied  pofitions 
of  honor  and  truft  in  Public  Affairs;  Gentlemen  who  have  made  their 
names  honored  abroad  and  at  home;  whofe  fervices  have  been  of 
great  value  to  their  Country  and  to  their  Home.  To  all  I  bid  a  cor- 
dial and  heartfelt  Welcome. 

In  conclufion,  permit  me  to  exprefs  the  hope  that  the  Cities  of 
Hartford  and  Providence,  which  are  bound  together  with  Bands  of 
Iron,  may  be  ftill  more  clofely  cemented  by  the  Ties  of  Friendfhip, 
and  enjoy  a  further  and  better  acquaintance. 

At  this  point  of  the  proceedings  ex-Mayor  Rodman 
rofe  and  prefented  to  the  Phalanx  a  fragment  of  the 
Roger  WiUiams  rock,  with  the  following  appropriate 
remarks: 

While  I  fat  liftening  to  the  eloquent  remarks  of  the  Gentleman  from 
Hartford,  as  he  fpoke  of  the  Memories  of  our  Revolutionary  Hiftory, 
the  thought  prefented  itfelf  to  my  mind,  that  the  richeft  of  all  the 
mental  powers,  is  Memory.     How  we  love  to  revel  in  its  funfhine. 


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Gentlemen.  How  we  joy  to  go  back  to  the  Hours  of  Childhood  and 
to  live  over  again  its  frolic  and  its  fun,  and  how  all  along  the  path- 
way of  Life,  this  Power  cheers  and  enlivens  the  Soul.  In  our  hours 
of  defpondency  how  it  awakens  refleftion,  and  we  walk  down  through 
memory's  Pifture  Gallery  and  by  the  aid  of  that  ftrange,  myfterious 
power  of  feparation,  we  veil  the  dark  and  gloomy,  and  linger  long 
and  lovingly  before  thofe  that  glow  all  around  with  the  Spring-like 
Garlands  of  AfFeftion  and  of  Hope.  Such  a  Pi6lure  is  now  prefent 
to  my  mind;  and  my  Brothers  of  the  Infantry  well  know  to  what  I 
allude.  I  fpeak  of  that  vifit  to  Hartford,  a  few  years  fince,  which 
can  never  fade  from  our  Memories  fo  long  as  the  Revolutionary  Memo- 
ries there  awakened  by  the  fame  lips  which  have  thrilled  you  this 
Evening,  are  thrilling  and  echoing  through  our  chambers  of  delightful 
recoUeftion. 

You  well  recolle£l.  Brethren  of  the  Infantry,  that  on  our  arrival  in 
Hartford,  the  honorable  Gentleman  led  us  up  to  one  of  thofe  Old 
Monuments  of  the  Paft,  ever  prefent  to  our  Memory  by  this  Gift  be- 
fore you,  (a  piece  of  the  old  Charter  Oak  in  a  glafs  cafe  and  fuitably 
infcribed,  and  prefented  to  the  Infantry  fome  years  fmce  by  Mr.  Stu- 
art.) Juft  before  our  arrival  there,  that  old  foreft  Monarch  had  fallen 
to  the  Earth. 

Our  Fathers  found  it  Handing  there,  and  there  in  obedience  to  the 
requeft  of  the  Red  Man  it  was  permitted  to  ftand,  for  when  it  put 
forth  its  leaves  in  the  Spring-time  he  knew  it  was  the  hour  to  plant 
the  maize;  and  thus  it  ftood  fecure  from  the  vandalifm  of  Civiliza- 
tion, becaufe  the  Savage  pleaded  for  it; — and  for — oh  how  holy  a  pur- 
pofe  was  it  preferved.  The  hand  of  your  own  Wadfworth  confecra- 
ted  it,  when  he  placed  beneath,  and  within  it,  that  old  Charter  to 
which  my  Brother  has  fo  gracefully  alluded  in  connexion  with  our 
own.  It  is  proftrate  now  —  but  it  fell  like  a  true  Hero.  It  fuccumbed 
only  to  Death.  Storms  aflailcd  it  —  the  Lightning  madly  hurtled 
around  it;  but  it  defied  their  every  aflault — and  only  by  the  gradual 
decay  of  Age,  and  beneath  the  corroding  touch  of  Time,  did  it  yield 
its  power,  and  then  fell  full  of  years,  clothed  with  all  the  memories 
of  our  Nation's  life.  Like  Royalty  in  ruins,  that  old  King  lay  before 
us,  and  to  perpetuate  the  memory  of  fo  illuftrious  a  Landmark  in  the 
pathway  of  our  Liberty  and  our  Progrcfs,  this  fragment  of  the  Charter 
Oak  was  prefented  to  the  Firft  Light  Infantry,  bv  our  honored  Friend. 

What  return  can  wc  make  to  the  Putnam  Phalanx,  my  Brethren, 


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for  fuch  a  Gift  ?  What  can  wc  prefent  as  a  counterpart  to  it  ?  With 
your  permiffion,  Mr.  Commandant,  in  the  name  and  in  behalf  of  the 
Firft  Light  Infantry  Company,  I  prefent  you  with  this  fragment  of 
"  Roger  Williams  Rock,"  upon  which  I  have  taken  the  liberty  of  in- 
icribing — "This  fragment  ok  Roger  Williams  Rock  is  presented 
TO  THE  Putnam  Phalanx,  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  by  the  First  Light 
Infantry  Company  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  October  6th,  1859." 

As  that  Charter  Oak  flood  upon  your  foil  as  a  Memorial  of  our 
Fathers,  fo.  Sir,  that  confecrated  old  Rock  ftill  remains  on  the  borders 
of  our  State,  and  that  Rock,  Sir,  felt  the  firft  foot-fall  of  the  white 
man  when  he  came  here  preaching  that  Liberty  which  not  only  burft 
the  fhackles  which  bind  the  Body,  but  which  fliould  fet  the  Soul  of 
man  free  to  worftiip  God,  here  and  throughout  the  World,  from  that 
time  forth,  forever. 

Hallowed  as  are  the  memories  of  your  Charter  Oak,  and  hallowed 
as  the  aflbciations  are  of  this  Pilgrim  Rock,  and  as  pleafant  as  it  would 
be  to  indulge  them  now;  I  am  admonifhed  by  the  flying  moments 
that  I  muft  paufe. 

More  I  need  not  fay,  and  Sir,  fo  long  as  the  memory  of  that  Oak 
lives,  fo  long  as  that  Rock  exifts  upon  the  bofom  of  the  Earth,  and  fo 
long  as  that  fragment  defies  the  corroding  touch  of  Time,  fo  long 
may  thefe  Memories  mingle  and  intermingle,  and  may  they  continue 
thus  to  ftrengthen  the  bond  of  Union  that  exifts  between  fellow  States, 
until  not  the  Stars  in  our  Flag,  but  until  yonder  Spheres  fall  from  the 
rtarry  Concave,  and  the  Sun  goes  out  in  the  blacknefs  of  everlafting 
Night. 

Mr.  Commandant,  I  had  purpofed  fpeaking  in  a  more  playful  ftrain, 
but  the  fterner  prompting  has  ruled  my  utterance,  and  withholding, 
that  which  would  make  it  fully  appropriate,  I  offer  you,  in  clofmg, 
the  following  fentiment: — 

The  Name  and  the  Fame  of  gallant  "Old  Put." 
Who  never  would  halt  for  an  "if"  or  a  "but," 
But  all  through  his  Life  regarded  it  crime, 
When  the  order  was  "march,"  to  ever  "mark  time." 

Mr.  Stuart's  Reply. 
Worthy  Mr.  Rodman,  faid  the  Judge  Advocate,  immediately  rifmg 
— No  Gift  more  acceptable  could  have  been  prefented  to  the  Putnam 
Phalanx  than  that  with  which  you  have  juft  now  furprifed  and  hon- 


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ored  us — and  in  behalf  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx  I  fincerely  thank  you 
for  it.  It  clufters  deeply  interefting  Aflbciations — for  in  the  fame 
year  in  which  your  Roger  Williams,  in  a  little  canoe — "every  ftroke 
of  whofe  paddle  removed  him  farther  and  farther  from  every  veftige 
of  Civilization" — crofled  the  Seekonk  to  found  your  City  of  Provi- 
dence, our  venerable  Hooker  and  Haynes  crofled  the  great  River  of 
Connefticut  to  found  Hartford.  Himfelf,  and  the  firft  Governor  of 
our  State,  were  warm  perfonal  Friends.  They  were  allied  in  tafte — 
were  alike  benignant — were  joint  lovers  of  Liberty — and,  what  is 
efpecially  beautiful  in  the  lives  of  both,  were  each  earneft  Advocates 
of  thofe  great  Principles  of  religious  Toleration  which  have  ever  fig- 
nally  diftinguifhed  Rhode  Ifland. 

The  fhadow  of  that  mighty  Oak,  of  which  this  fragment  before  me 
is  a  memorializing  fpecimen,  was  upon  Hooker  and  Haynes  and  the 
Companions  of  their  Emigration,  when  firft  they  fet  up  their  Taberna- 
cle in  the  then  Wildernefs  of  Hartford.  That  Rock,  of  which  you 
have  now  fo  handfomely  beftowed  upon  our  Battalion  a  memorializing 
piece,  received,  in  the  then  Wildernefs  of  Providence,the  firft  footfall 
of  the  Founder  of  your  State.  The  two  Specimens  then,  under  this 
view,  are  beautifully  and  fublimely  aflbciated. 

But  the  Charter  Oak,  Sir,  is  particularly  memorable  under  another 
view.  When,  far  back  in  the  olden  time.  New  England  was  fuffering 
from  a  bitter  Oppreffion  —  when  here  in  your  State,  the  ufurper  An- 
dros  feized  your  precious  Charter,  and  broke  into  fragments  your  Colo- 
nial Seal  —  that  Monarch  Tree  from  which  the  fedion  on  your  table 
comes — thanks  to  the  heroic  Wadfworth — faved  in  our  State  the  fif- 
ter-Charter  to  your  own.  It  protefted  it  until  the  ufurpation  was 
paft — and  its  leaves  ruftled  with  joy,  the  birds  fang  amid  its  foliage, 
when  a  virtual  Declaration  of  Independence,  at  the  Patriotic  uprifing 
of  the  People  in  Bofton  and  the  adjacent  Towns,  put  an  end  to  the 
Tyranny  of  the  Day. 

That  Declaration,  good  Sir,  was  the  firft  of  its  kind  that  ever  broke 
the  filencc  of  the  New  World.  It  was  the  noble  Precurfor,  near  two 
Centuries  ago,  of  another  Declaration  with  which  Rhode  Ifland  is 
efpecially  aflbciated  —  and  I  know  not  how,  CommiJJary  Rodman,  I 
can  now  better  fignify  to  you,  on  the  part  of  our  Major  Commandant 
and  his  Battalion,  our  fenfe  of  the  value  of  the  Gift  you  have  juft 
beftowed,  than  by  returning  to  you  the  triumphant  Fad  in  the  Hif- 
tory  of  your  State,  that  you  here  of  Rhode  Ifland  were  the  firft  peo- 


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pie  upon  the  American  Continent  to  follow  up  that  remarkable  Decla- 
ration to  which  I  have  juft  referred. 

Yes,  Sir,  by  an  A61  of  your  General  Aflembly,  in  May,  1776, 
which  is  prior  in  date  to  that  of  any  other  of  the  fame  Charafter  that 
was  pafled  by  any  other  one  of  the  American  Colonies,  you  here,  by 
repealing  a  former  At\  which  fecurcd  the  allegiance  of  Rhode  Ifland 
to  the  King,  virtually  declared  yourfelvcs  free  and  independent  of 
Britifli  power.  You  ftruck  out  the  King's  name  and  Authority  from 
all  your  Civil,  Judicial,  and  Military  Procefles  and  Commiffions,  and 
fubftituting  in  lieu  thereof  "  the  Governor  and  Company  "  of  fovereign 
Rhode  Ifland,  you  fuftained  this  your  own  Declaration  of  Independ- 
ence, and  the  fubfequent  Declaration  by  the  United  Colonies  with  a 
Courage  that  was  untiring,  and  a  Fidelity  that  never  fwerved. 

We  of  Connefticut,  Sir,  had  long  prided  ourjelves  on  having  given 
to  the  World  the  firft  virtual  Declaration  of  Independence  in  our 
Land,  during  the  Revolutionary  era,  in  the  Inftrudions  to  our  Dele- 
gates in  Congrefs  which  were  pafled  by  our  General  Aflembly  on  the 
fourteenth  of  June,  1776.  That  Repealing  Aft  of  yours,  however, 
to  which  I  have  referred,  pafled  your  General  Afl'embly  in  May  of 
the  fame  year.  It  preceded  us  —  and  Sir,  by  way  of  hift:oric  return 
for  the  valuable  gift  from  your  Battalion,  the  Putnam  Phalanx  yields 
from  old  Connefticut  to  your  State  the  honor  of  having  been  the  firft 
among  the  Old  Thirteen  Colonies  to  declare  herfelf  free  and  inde- 
pendent of  royal  Sovereignty.  We  yield  the  glorious  Laurel  from 
this  fource,  and  place  it  on  the  brozv  of  gallant  Rhode  IJland! 

Fifth  regular  toaft — 

The  Old  Guard — They  unite  with  us  in  the  warmeft  manifeftations  of  Wel- 
come to  that  noble  body  of  Citizen  Soldiery,  the  Putnam  Phalanx. 

Mufic — "Road  to  Boston." 

Geo.  W.  Pettes,  Efq.,  of  Bolton,  was  introduced  by 
the  Toaft-Mafter  and  refponded  to  the  fentiment  in  the 
following  efFufion: 

I  am  forry  that  you.  Sir,  fliould  open  on  me  fo. 
For  I  learned.  Years  ago,  what  is  ordered  muft  he  fo  — 
There  are  many  good  Reafons  why  I  fliould  rejedl 
The  condition  to  fpeak,  in  the  way  you  expedl. 


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"Unaccuftomed  in  public,"  Sec,  Sec, 

Of  courfe,  I  intended,  uncalled  for,  to  go  forth. 

As  like  all  the  reft,  I  came  only  to  hear. 

And  promptly  decline  when  required  to  appear. 

Befides,  I've  a  cold,  and  can't  talk  very  clearly. 

And  I  fear  the  crack  Speakers  who  follow  me  nearly; 

And  I  havn't  had  Time,  and  in  fine,  I  muft  fay.  Sir, 

That  drinking  dry  Toaft  's  not  at  all  in  my  way.  Sir. 

How  much  better  'twould  be  then  to  call  up  a  rocket. 
Who  has  fire  in  his  head,  and  a  match  in  his  pocket; 
Or  to  pick  out  fome  Member  who  knows  what  he's  at, 
With  no  cold  in  his  head,  and  no  brick  in  his  hat. 
Now,  though  I  have  laid  the  fatirical  lafh  on 
The  mafs  of  apologies  moft  in  the  fafhion. 
There  remains  the  grand  Reafon  why  I  fhould  be  fpared 
You'll  pleafe  to  obferve.  Sir,  /  came  unprepared. 

I  believe  when  he's  up,  the  Apologift  talks  on 
With  the  eafe  that  a  Blondin  a  folid  rope  walks  on. 
And  i/iis  ftyle,  as  well  as  the  reft,  I  muft  follow. 
Or  you  may  declare  mv  Pretenfions  are  hollow. 

I'll  tell  you  two  ftories,  to  Hiftory  known 
With  fome  trifling  addenda,  but  that  is  my  own. 

The  royal  Darius,  one  funfhiny  day. 

Drew  up  his  Battalions  in  battle  array 

And  proud  of  the  Sight,  told  a  veteran  Greek, 

Charidemus  by  name,  of  their  merit  to  fpeak. 

And  thefe  are  the  words  that  the  Warrior  aflayed  — 
"This  Army  fo  vaft,  fo  fuperbly  arrayed. 
May  boaft  its  bright  Jewels,  may  glitter  in  Gold, 
That  the  worth  of  habiliment  cannot  be  told. 
But  it  owns  not  the  Difcipline,  Honor,  or  Worth, 
Of  the  fimply  equipped,  but  courageous  of  Earth. 
And  vain  are  the  gewgaws,  and  vain  is  the  fliow 
Of  thofe  that  nor  Skill  nor  Integrity  know; 
And  vain  to  oppofc  with  effeminate  zeal 
The  Phalanx  of  Macedon,  gleaming  in  fteel." 

At  the  Court  of  Darius  we  cannot  appear; 
Charidemus  is  duft,  and  no  Perfians  are  here. 


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And  the  reign  of  the  brave  Macedonian  is  o'er. 
But  the  words  of  the  Grecian  fliall  live  evermore. 

When  Xerxes  advanced  to  ThermopyLx's  ftrait. 
The  valiant  Three  Hundred  advifed  him  to  wait; 
But  he  cared  not  to  liften  to  aught  that  they  faid. 
And  let  twenty  thoufand  good  Perfians  be  bled. 
There  fell  the  Three  Hundred,  but  never  to  die 
While  the  Sea  rolls  its  waves,  or  the  Stars  ftud  the  fky. 

Oh!  if  Colt  could  have  furnifhed  Leonidas  then 
With  his  patent  Revolvers,  that  handful  of  Men 
Could  have  built  of  the  Perfian's  long  arrows  and  fpears 
A  bridge,  on  approved  cofmopolitan  piers. 

I'll  juft  venture  to  fay,  in  a  little  afide, 
A  word  of  fome  weight,  that  will  tickle  your  Pride. 
We  are  not  informed  of  the  width  of  the  Pafs 
That  Leonidas  kept,  but  however  it  was. 
Though  you  cannot  Hand  in  Leonidas'  place. 
You  may  happen  to  be  in  a  fimilar  cafe; 
And  in  order  to  fave  all  the  reft  from  milhap. 
You  might  chuck  in  an  Enfign  to  fill  up  the  gap. 

I  would  that  I  had,  as  your  Honor  has,  fkill — 
I  know  you  're  £x-Mayor  but  we  honor  you  ftill. 
To  prefent  in  its  moft  meritorious  mood 
Our  truthful  regard  for  the  Fair  and  the  Good. 

That  Collation,  "got  up"  in  fuch  exquifite  fenfe. 

With  no  kind  of  regard  to  time,  trouble,  expenfe. 

Was  eaten  by  us,  with  commendable  Grace, 

And  the  funlight  of  Pleafure  illumined  each  Face. 

But  the  countenance  mirrors  or  falfifies  part 

Of  the  genuine  impulfe  that  reigns  in  the  Heart. 

For  one  thing  was  wanting.      It's  hard  to  remind 

A  Committee,  moft  truly,  proverbially,  kind. 

That  we  needed  fome  objeft,  not  ready  at  hand. 

Methinks  that  I  hear  them  of  me,  make  demand  — 

Pray,  what  would  you  have.  Sir,  were  not  the  meats  good  ? 

Et  cetera,  et  cetera,  of  queftions  a  flood  — 


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This  folicitude  anxious,  I  hafte  to  relieve — 
The  Garden  of  Eden  was  sad  without  Eve. 

But  even  as  he  who  receives  a  rare  Prize, 
Which  for  Reafons  judicious  was  hid  from  his  eyes. 
Rejoices  the  more  when  permitted  to  gaze 
On  what  had  withdrawn  its  magnificent  Blaze, 
So  our  Joy  is  complete  in  the  beautiful  fight 
Which  the  Box  of  our  theatre  offers  to-night. 

May  I  fpeak  with  more  precifion 

To  thefe  Gentlemen  in  buff; 
Or  is  it  your  Decifion 

That  I  have  faid  enough? 
At  my  lines  that  were  fatirical 

They  fmiled  in  merry  Mood; 
And  fome  Stanzas  that  are  lyrical 

May  fiiit  a  foberer  mood. 


Honor  to  them  who  bravely  ftood. 
While  yet  their  Realm  was  young, 

And  drew  the  keen,  defiant  Blade, 
Or  fpoke  with  fearlefs  Tongue. 

Proud  Hiftory  calls  her  lengthened  Roll 

Of  Patriots  and  Peers; 
And  brighter  gleams  the  Ihining  Scroll, 

As  fly  the  added  years. 

Rhode  Ifland  tells  with  honeft  pride 

Of  him,  her  noble  Son, 
Great  in  the  Council,  and  the  Field, 

The  friend  of  Wafhington  — 
Connefticut  prefents  her  claim 

To  many  a  facred  leaf. 
And  boafts  the  pure  and  brilliant  Fame 

Of  him  her  Hero-chief. 

A  health  unto  Connefticut 
The  Land  that  honors  toil  — 

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A  welcome  to  her  gallant  Sons 

Who  tread  Rhode  Ifland's  foil  — 
Come  Brothers,  braid  a  laurel  Wreath 

Here,  at  our  feftive  fcene. 
To  circle  round  the  deathlefs  Names 

Of  Putnam  and  of  Greene. 

The  Toail-mafter  announced  that  he  had  received 
from  Hon.  Wm.  W,  Hoppin,  ex-Gov.  of  Rhode  Ifland, 
Hon.  John  Pitman,  U.  S.  Diftrid  Judge,  John  Whipple, 
Efq.,  one  of  the  oldeft  and  ableft  members  of  the  Rhode 
Ifland  bar,  Hon.  Wm.  R.  Staples,  ex-Judge  of  the  Su- 
preme Court,  E.  N.  Hazard,  Efq.,  and  many  other  promi- 
nent Gentlemen  of  Providence,  refponfes  of  regret  at 
their  inability  to  accept  the  invitation  to  be  prefent  and 
join  in  the  feftivities  of  the  Occafion.  A  portion  of  the 
Letters  read  are  appended : 

From  Ex-Gov.   Hoppin. 

Providence,  OB.  \oth,  1859. 

Gentlemen: — I  returned  to  the  City  on  Saturday  afternoon  laft, 
and  this  morning  find  upon  my  defk  your  polite  invitation  to  attend 
the  Levee  at  Pratt's  Hall,  given  in  honor  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx.  I 
regret  that  the  non-reception  of  your  note  fhould  have  prevented  my 
being  prefent  at  the  Banquet,  and  efpecially  fo,  as  Mr.  Stuart  and 
other  Gentlemen  of  the  Phalanx  are  friends  of  mine,  and  whom  to 
have  met  on  fo  pleafant  an  Occafion  would  have  been  mutually 
agreeable. 

I  congratulate  you  upon  the  Succefs  of  your  Entertainment  and  all 
the  Ceremonies  of  the  Reception,  which  were  alike  diftinguifhed  by 
fuperior  Tafte  and  a  large  hearted  Hofpitality. 

Very  truly  Yours, 

W.  W.  HOPPIN. 
To    Wm.  W.   Brown, 


L.   C.   Warner, 

E.  C.  Davis, 
H.  Staples, 

F.  J.  Sheldon, 


Committee. 


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From    Hon.  John   Pitman. 

Providence,  Od.  6th,  1859. 
Gentlemen  : —  I  thank  you  for  your  polite  invitation  to  the  Levee 
of  the  Firft  Light  Infantry  in  honor  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx,  this 
evening.  It  would  aflbrd  me  much  pleafure  to  attend  on  this  Occa- 
fion,  but  I  have  found  it  neceflary  for  my  health  for  feveral  years,  to 
decline  all  invitations  to  Evening  Parties,  and  regret  therefore,  that  I 
mull  requeft  that  you  will  have  me  excufed. 
I  am  very  refpeftfully. 

Your  Obedient  Servant, 

JOHN  PITMAN. 
To    Wm.  W.  Brown,  1 


L.   C.   Warner, 

E.  C.  Davis, 
H.  Staples, 

F.  J.  Sheldon, 


Committee. 


From   John  Whipple,  Esq. 
Committee  of  the  Firjl  Light  Infantry,  Providence,  R.  I. 

Gentlemen: — I  moft  truly  regret  that  temporary  ill  health  will 
prevent  my  being  prefent  at  the  reception  of  our  Military  friends  from 
Connefticut.  I  regret  this  the  more  as  Connefticut  is  one  of  my 
beau  ideal  States,  and  her  People  generally  approaching  a  little  nearer 
my  Standard  of  a  plain  but  ftrong,  intelleftual  and  moral  People  than 
any  that  I  find  in  ancient  or  modern  Hiftory.  I  fhould  feel  proud  in 
doing  honor  to  any  portion  of  the  Reprefentatives  of  fuch  a  People, 
more  efpecially  to  that  portion  ready  at  any  moment  to  fall  in  the 
front  Ranks,  and  pour  out  their  blood  to  its  laft  drop  in  Defence  of 
New  England  men.  New  England  law,  and  New  England  freedom. 
I  am.  Gentlemen,  moft  refpeftfully  Yours, 

JOHN  WHIPPLE. 

Providence,  z,th  October,  1859. 

From  Hon,  W.  R.  Staples. 

Providence,  Oct.  6th,  1859. 
Gentlemen: — It  would  afford   me  great    pleafure  to  attend    the 
Lcvce  of  the  Firft  Light  Infantry  this  evening,  if  I  were  burdened 
with  fewer  Years,  or  blefled  with  better  Health.     As  it  is,  pleafe  ex- 


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cufe  my  abfence  and  accept  my  beft  wifhes  that  the  Infantry  may  on 
this  and  all  other  Occafions  meet  with  the  Succefs  they  richly  merit. 
With  many  thanks  for  your  polite  invitation, 

I  am,  Gentlemen,  your  Corp'l, 

W.  R.   STAPLES. 
Col.  W.  W.  Brown  and  others. 

Commander  F.  L.  Infantry. 

From   E.  N.   Hazard,  Esq. 

Providence,  OtJ.  6th,  1859. 

Gentlemen: — Owing  to  my  abfence,  your  note  of  3d  did  not 
reach  me  till  this  morning.  Nothing  would  have  given  me  greater 
Pleafure  than  to  have  been  prefent  at  your  moft  patriotic  and  joyous 
Feftival. 

From  all  that  I  read  and  hear  of  the  Occafion,  it  was  well  worthy 
the  time-honored  and  juftly  merited  Reputation  of  the  Firft  Light 
Infantry.  The  Corps,  in  thus  adding  another  bond  of  ftrength  to 
the  faft  growing  friendfhip  between  the  two  beautiful  Cities  of  New 
England,  have  gained  much  high  praife.  The  Corps,  in  this  diftin- 
guilhed  aft  of  State  Courtefy  and  generous  Hofpitality,  deferve  well, 
not  only  of  Providence  and  Rhode  Ifland,  but  of  all  New  England. 
It  has  done  more  to  cement  the  Ties  of  Brotherhood  and  good  feel- 
ing between  Connedlicut  and  Rhode  Ifland  than  any  other  one  thing 
in  the  laft  quarter  of  a  Century.  This  fpirit  of  cordial,  friendly  In- 
tercourfe  fhould  be  nurtured  and  cheriflied.  The  time  may  come 
when  it  will  be  needed  in  aftion  as  it  was  in  'j6. 

Pleafe  accept  for  yourfelf  and  your  aflbciates  my  moft  refpedful 
regards.  . 

Your  Obedient  Servant, 

E.  N.  HAZARD. 
To  Col.  Wm.  W.  Brown, 

and  others  of  the  Committee. 

To  the  fentiment  " T^he  Clergy"  the  Rev.  Afher  Moore, 
Chaplain  to  the  Putnam  Phalanx,  refponded  as  follows: 

Mr.  Commandant: — I  ftand  here  in  a  pofition  which  properly  be- 
longs to  another.  The  voice  of  your  own  Chaplain  fliould  have  been 
heard,  in  refponfe  to  the  toaft  juft  given,  before  the  utterance  of  a 
word  by  your  prefent  Speaker.     But  I  ftill  cheerfully  obey  the  call 


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that  has  been  made  upon  me.  I  fuppole  that  the  Programme  of  the 
Occafion  would  be  deemed  incomplete,  without  the  found  of  the 
Chaplain's  voice,  and  an  exhibition  of  his  venerable  perfon. 

You  now  fee  before  you  the  firft  Chaplain  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx 
in  full  collume,  with  the  exception  of  his  Chapeau.  If  my  Grand- 
children (and  I  have  one,)  cannot  look  back  with  pride  and  trace 
their  Anceftry  to  the  illuftrious  Hero  whofe  name  we  bear,  they  can 
at  leaft  glory  in  the  faft  that  their  Grandfather  was  the  firft  Chaplain 
of  the  Putnam  Phalanx. 

My  venerable  perfon  is  facredly  guarded  and  protefted  by  the  val- 
iant Man  who  is  always  at  my  left  hand,  that  I  fhould  not  be  moved. 
He  is  not  permitted  to  draw  his  fword  for  warlike  purpofes  except  in 
defence  of  the  Chaplain.  And  he  is  therefore  quick  to  perceive  the 
approach  of  danger  in  this  particular  direction.  Why,  Sir,  if  any 
rude  Aflailant  fhould  come  towards  me  with  threatening  Afpeft,  ex- 
pofing  my  venerable  perfon  to  the  fmalleft  danger,  my  redoubtable 
left  hand  Man  would  inftantly  unfheath  his  fword,  and  wield  it  with 
tremendous  Valor,  and  fome — noije. 

Sir,  it  was  my  fortune  to  be  born  and  reared  under  the  Ihadow  of 
Independence  Hall.  I  early  caught  the  Spirit  of  Freedom  and  a  deep 
love  for  my  Country.  And  to  this  day  I  have  regarded  Patriotifm  as 
one  of  the  nobleft  virtues  of  an  American  Citizen.  I  do  not  belong 
to  that  clafs  of  the  Clergy  who  ftand  in  the  High  Places  of  the  Church, 
and  "make  it  their  earneft  work  and  daily  toil"  to  abufe  our  Country, 
and  to  revile  the  Government  by  which  we  are  all  protected  in  our 
perfons,  in  our  liberties,  and  in  our  purfuits  of  happinefs !  With  fuch 
"Reformers"  I  hold  no  fellowfhip. *  And  I  am  happy  whenever  a 
fitting  occafion  offers  to  "lift  up  a  Standard  againft  them,"  and  to  re- 
pudiate their  "reforms." 

Let  our  People,  and  efpecially  our  Children  and  Youth,  be  taught 
to  appreciate  our  National  bleffings.  Let  the  Pulpit,  as  in  the  olden 
time,  be  numbered  among  the  fure  Defences  of  our  beloved  Country. 
Let  Religion  and  Patriotifm  be  one  and  infeparable.  Let  the  feveral 
members  of  this  great  Confederacy  ever  conilitute  The  United  States 
of  America.  And  may  God,  the  high  and  mighty  Ruler  of  Heaven 
and  Earth,  ever  blcfs  "this  land  of  the  Free  and  home  of  the  Brave." 

In  conclufion  he  offered  the  following  fentiment: 

The  City  of  Profidence  —  Though  prefidcd  over  by  Knight,  may  it  glow  even 
in  the  light  of  the  noontide  Sun  of  Profpcrity  and  Peace. 


78    . 

The  Qhaplain  having,  as  will  be  noted,  pointedly 
alluded  to  the  Surgeon  of  the  Phalanx  and  his  valiant 
Sword  and  noify  defence  of  his  (the  Chaplain's)  perfon — 
and  the  Toalt-mafter,  too,  having  called  for  fomething  on 
the  minor  key,  Dr.  Miner  promptly  responded: 

"Every  word,"  he  commenced  by  faying,  "of  this  excellent  Chap- 
lain is  replete  with  Eloquence  and  Erudition.  At  Bunker  Hill  his 
words  were  as  cogent  as  thofe  of  Cicero.  To-night  he  has  exhibited 
a  little  of  that  keen  Satire  which  Lawyers  fometimes  ufe,  and  that  can 
only  be  difcovered  by  the  twinkle  of  the  left  eye — all  of  which  was 
evidently  defigned  to  bring  Surgeon  Miner  to  his  feet  and  the  Plat- 
form. All  who  know  me  are  aware  that  I  am  not  a  Speech-maker. 
The  fphere  of  my  aftivities  has  ever  been  devoted  to  other  and  dif- 
ferent objects.  I  am  the  only  Member  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx  who 
has  had  the  honor  of  being  connefted  with  your  Univerfity — having 
been  graduated  in  the  Medical  Department  in  1824.  I  am  quite 
familiar  with  your  claffic  Halls  and  claffic  Hills,  and  all  the  beauties 
of  Nature  and  Art  that  furround  you.  With  regard  to  my  military 
Hiftory,  I  refer  you  to  the  Bureau  of  Penfions,  at  Wafhington,  where 
you  will  find  my  name  amongft  thofe  who  have  received  penfions  in 
Bounty  Lands  for  volunteer  fervices  to  our  Country  in  the  War  of 
1812. 

I  have  had  the  fpecial  charge  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx  for  the  paft 
fix  months  as  the  "Medicine-man  of  the  Tribe."  In  our  good  old- 
faftiioned  plain  way  of  living,  I  have  had  no  difficulty  in  preferving 
their  Health — as  you  fee;  and  the  Corps  have  always,  to  a  man, 
been  ready  for  Duty,  until  we  arrived  in  Bofton.  There,  owing  to 
that  extravagant  and  bountiful  courfe  of  living,  to  which  the  plain 
Yeomanry  of  Connedlicut  were  unaccuftomed,  three  of  our  Corps 
were  proftrated.  Three  times,  therefore,  was  the  Surgeon  called  from 
his  retirement  to  prefcribe  fecundem  artem  for  the  lick  lift.  Believ- 
ing, as  I  always  have,  that  the  beft  Mode  for  quelling  any  Infurredlion 
or  Invafion,  whether  by  difeafe  or  otherwife,  is,  firft  to  fire  Bullets  and 
afterwards  Blank-cartridges,  I  always  adopt  this  courfe;  and  if  I  do 
not  diflodge  the  Enemy  on  the  fecond  charge  I  am  no  longer  the  Sur- 
geon of  the  Putnam  Phalanx. 

We  have  been  told  in  Bofton,  "how  fweet  it  is  to  die  for  one's 


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Country."  In  this  matter  I  have  had  no  experience;  but  I  know 
how  glorious  it  is  to  live  for  one's  Country,  efpecially  when  we  live  as 
we  are  living  now. 

I  am  happy  now  to  prefent  to  you  every  Member  of  this  Organiza- 
tion in  good  Health  and  fit  for  Duty — ready  to  do  Battle  at  any  and 
all  times  whenever  our  Country  fhall  require  our  fervices;  and  I  afllire 
you  that  at  the  end  of  the  Battle,  every  Man  of  the  Phalanx  will  be 
found  at  his  Poft,  either  among  the  Dead  or  the  Living. 

Dr.  McKnight,  of  Providence,  alfo  refponded  for  the 
Doctors,  in  the  following  words: 

Remarks  of  Dr.  McKnight. 

Col.  Brown,  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx: — There  will 
be  no  doubt  in  any  of  your  minds,  after  I  have  done  fpeaking,  that  I 
tell  you  the  truth  when  I  fay  I  am  entirely  unprepared  to  make  a 
fpeech  on  an  Occafion  like  this.  The  faft  is,  I  feel  now  as  did  the 
Irifhman  under  fimilar  circumftances,  and  like  him,  I  would  be  willing 
to  hold  anybody's  hat  who  would  fpeak  for  me.  Another  reafon  may 
be  given  for  a  poor  Speech  at  this  time  of  night,  and  that  is,  that  all 
the  beft  Thunder  has  been  ufed  up.  Why  (^olonel,  I  can  juft  call  the 
names  right  out  of  Gentlemen  prefent  who  faid  juft  exadlly  what  I 
might,  could  or  would  have  faid,  had  I  been  fortunate  enough  to  have 
preceded  them. 

And  why  it  is  that  we  poor  Doftors  are  always,  on  Occafions  like 
this,  called  upon  laft,  is  more  than  I  can  tell.  One  confolation  we 
have  at  any  rate,  that  there  has  been  a  time  in  all  your  lives,  when 
the  Dodor  was  the  firft  man  to  be  called  for,  and  when,  for  the  time 
being,  he  became  "Sir  Oracle." 

Although  the  beft  Thunder  has  been  effeflually  ufed  up,  it  is  not 
too  late  for  me  to  offer  in  the  name  of  the  Firft  Light  Infantry,  the 
right  Hand  of  Fellowfhip  to  our  Friends  from  Connefticut,  and  bid  you 
a  Soldier's  hearty  welcome  to  our  feftive  board. 

Our  Southern  Friends  have  often  fneeringly  alluded  to  yours,  as  the 
Nutmeg  State;  if  fo,  then  all  the  States  fouth  of  Mafon's  and  Dix- 
on's line,  combined,  would  not  be  cute  enough  to  make  a  grater. 

This  is  not  the  place,  nor  am  I  the  man,  to  review  her  Hiftory; — 
abler  hands  than  mine  have  given  us,  in  piftures  of  living  light,  memo- 
ries of  her  Statefmen,  Warriors,  Orators  and  Poets,  which  time  will 


8o 

only  ferve  to  make  brighter;  let  me,  in  paffing,  fpeak  of  another  clafs 
whofe  memories  alfo  fliall  endure  while  Time  fhall  be  meafured  by  the 
Dial-plate  and  pendulum.     I  mean  her  world-renowned  Mechanics. 

Among  them  all,  none  have  a  more  world-wide  fame  than  a  mem- 
ber of  your  own  Company,  and  it  may  not  be  improper  in  this  place, 
to  name  one  who  has  fettled  more  difputes,  in  Love  and  War,  by  the 
weight  of  his  arguments,  than  any  other  living  man ;  for  who,  with  a 
profpeft  of  a  bullet  in  from  Colt,  would  wait  for  his  kicks,  before — 
like  Captain  Scott's  coon,  he  came  down.  And  if  "  Brevity  is  the 
foul  of  wit,"  then  too,  he  is  a  witty  man;  for  his  reports,  though 
fometimes  repeated,  are  never  long,  and  his  prefcriptions  fimple  and 
efficacious  as  our  friend  Surgeon  Miner's,  only  a  fmall  powder  and  a 
little  pill,  and  like  the  Surgeon's,  fure  to  kill  twice  out  of  three  times. 

I  don't  think  I  ever  regretted  being  born  where  I  was,  until  our  late 
vifit  to  Norwich,  and  then  I  came  to  the  conclufion  that  a  man  might 
juft  as  well  not  have  been  born  at  all,  as  to  have  been  born  outfide  of 
Connefticut.  And  why?  In  the  firft  place  there  was  Governor  B., 
(probably  a  defcendant  of  the  gentleman  who  was  made  a  head  fhorter 
by  Richard  3d,)  who  was  born  there,  and  was  very  glad  of  it;  then 
our  good  Governor  Turner,  (may  his  Ihadow  never  be  lefs)  had  an 
Aunt  born  there,  (the  Governor  fays  to-night  twins,  and  I  cheerfully 
make  this  correftion  for  the  benefit  of  pofterity,  in  cafe  they  fhould 
ever  want  to  ;r-Turner,)  and  he  was  glad  of  it;  and  finally  our  worthy 
Mayor  went  all  the  way  from  Rhode  Ifland  to  Connecticut  on  pur- 
pofe  to  be  born  there,  and  as  that  was  the  firft  great  thing  he  had 
done  he  was  more  pleafed  than  both  Governors  put  together,  though 
I  don't  fee  that  it  amounted  to  much,  for  it  was  Knight  after  all,  and 
couldn't  have  made  much  difference.  So  after  hearing  all  thefe  things, 
and  feeing  how  much  people  made  by  being  born  in  Conne6licut,  and 
how  big  fome  of  them  grow,  (vide  the  Enlign  of  the  Phalanx,)  and 
how  tall  fome  of  them  are,  {vide  the  Major  of  ditto,)  and  what  an 
everlafting  clever  fet  of  Fellows  they  all  are,  and  how  pleafed  they 
all  are  that  they  were  born  in  Connecticut,  I  made  up  my  mind 
that  if  I  ever  was  born  again,  it  fhould  be  in  Connecticut,  and  fome- 
where  in  the  neighborhood  of  Norwich  or  Hartford. 

And  now.  Gentlemen,  as  there  are  lots  of  thunder  left  to  be  dif- 
charged,  I  beg  leave  to  clofe  with  the  following  fentiment : 

Col.  Colt — The  Author  of  a  new  and  convincing  ftyle  of  Epistol-ary  Correfpond- 


ence. 


8i 

Geo.  H.  Clark,  Efq.,  of  Hartford,  (who  was  with  the 
Phalanx  at  Bofton,  but  was  obliged  to  return  home  with- 
out accompanying  them  to  Providence,)  fent  the  follow- 
ing poetical  Toaft  for  this  Occafion: 

Fill  up  to  the  Name  of  our  own  noble  Hero  — 

The  man  who  delighted  in  Danger  to  revel; 
who  hated  old  Gage  as  the  Romans  did  Nero, 

And  feared  neither  Tyrant,  nor  ftie-wolf,  nor  devil, 
To  Him  who  leapt  chafms  that  paled  old  Campaigners; 

Whofe  Sword,  like  the  Lightning,  flafhed  Death  and  Difmay; 
Whofe  Skill  and  Example  turned  holiday  Trainers 

To  the  refolute  Soldiers  of  Bunker  Hill's  day. 
Fill,  fill  to  the  Name  of  the  Soldier  fublime, 
Whofe  Fame  only  brightens  and  broadens  by  Time! 

To  the  lentiment  ''T^he  Rhode  IJland  Bar,"  Benj.  F. 
Thurfton,  Efq.,  of  Providence,  made  an  able  refponfe, 
and  clofed  with  the  following  toaft: 

T^e  Bonds  of  the  Cities  of  Pro-vidence  and  Hartford — The  Principal,  the  inter- 
change of  kindly  courtefies;  the  principal  to  be  paid  only  at  the  expiration  of 
Eternity:  the  guaranty  of  that  interchange  of  kindly  and  generous  fentiment, 
by  that  beft  Guerdon  of  Good  Faith,  fair  and  open  rivalry. 

A  Gueft  offered  this  fentiment: 

The  Senate  of  the  State  of  Rhode  Jjland. 

Hon.  Samuel  Currey,  a  State  Senator  of  Rhode  Ifland, 
was  called  upon  by  the  Toaft-mafter,  and  refponded  as 
follows: 

Remarks  of  Hon.   Samuel  Currey. 

Mr.  Col.  Commander : — I  am  forry,  amidft  the  general  joy  ot  this 
Occafion,  to  raiie  any  voice  of  complaint,  but  I  feel  that  I  muft  enter 
my  proteft  againfl:  the  Conqueft  that  has  been  made  of  me  this  even- 
ing. When  a  few  hours  fince,  thcfe  buff-booted  Strangers  entered 
here  unarmed  and  took  their  feats  befide  us,  I  could  not  have  imagined 
I  was  fo  foon  to  be  made  their  Captive.  I  had  before  known  iome- 
thing  of  the  force  of  Eloquence,  but  I  had  not  known  what  danger 
11 


82 

there  may  be  in  the  voice  of  a  Judge  Advocate  and  an  AJjijlant 
Commi/Jhry.  Truly  there  muft  be  fome  wizard  enchantment  thrown 
over  us,  fome  magic  fpell,  perhaps,  floating  in  the  atmofphere  that  we 
breathe  in  this  Hall.  I  own  myfelf  quite  overcome  by  the  fafcina- 
tions  of  the  brilliant  Oratory,  the  graceful  Compliments  to  our  State 
and  her  Inftitutions,  and  the  yet  more  graceful  Sentiments  with  which 
we  have  been  entertained  by  your  Guefts.  Still,  Sir,  if  I  can,  for  a 
little  time,  difpel  the  charm  of  thefe  magic  arts,  it  will  give  me  the 
greateft  pleafure,  both  on  my  own  account  and  in  behalf  of  our  State 
Senate  for  which  I  am  to  fpeak,  to  unite  my  voice  with  the  general 
Welcome  which  we  give  to  the  Putnam  Phalanx.  We  are  all  pleafed 
to  make  their  acquaintance  in  this  their  martial  attire,  and  to  admire 
in  them  that  Public  Spirit  and  patience  of  difcipline  which  have  drawn 
together  and  formed  fo  fine  a  body  of  Citizen  Soldiers. 

I  have  often.  Sir,  fince  our  two  Cities  of  Hartford  and  Providence 
have  been  brought  near  to  each  other  by  the  iron  horfe,  looked  for- 
ward to  many  reunions  of  their  people,  but  I  had  not  anticipated  the 
gratification  of  a  vifit  from  a  Military  Company  embodying  fo  much 
of  the  intelligence,  character  and  focial  worth  of  our  neighboring 
City.  I  may  certainly  in  all  fobriety  fay  that  this  Martial  Body  of 
men,  compofed  of  the  venerable  in  chara£ler  and  years  —  the  Fathers 
of  their  City  —  the  proper  Reprefentatives  of  all  the  Arts,  Bufmefs 
and  Walks  of  life — is  a  beautiful  objeft  of  admiration  as  well  as  a 
moft  inftruftive  fubjeft  of  refledion.  I  am  fure  that  all  our  People 
take  pleafure  in  doing  honor  to  fuch  Guefts.  I  am  fure  that  the  Chief 
Magiftrates  of  our  City  and  State,  whom  we  fee  here  this  evening, 
truly  reprefent  the  feelings  of  all  the  Citizens  in  the  cordial  greetings 
which  they  have  given  to  our  Friends  from  Hartford;  and  if  our 
Legiflature  had  happened  to  be  in  feffion  here  at  this  time,  you  would 
have  feen  the  Reprefentatives  of  the  whole  People  paying  refpedl  to 
that  confervative  love  of  Order  which  has  formed,  and  the  Patriotic 
Spirit  which  animates  the  Putnam  Phalanx. 

The  People  of  Rhode  Ifland  and  their  Government  have  had  ex- 
perience of  the  neceffity,  at  times,  of  an  arm  of  power  to  give  ftrength 
to  the  voice  of  the  Law.  I  remember  going  once  as  a  meflenger,  in 
a  crifis  of  our  domeftic  Hiftory,  to  our  late  Governor  King,  to  inform 
him  of  an  organized  refiftance  to  the  Civil  Authorities.  We  had  not 
at  that  time  the  admirable  organization  of  Military  Companies  which 
is  now  fo  much  the  objeft  of  our  juft  pride  as  well  as  ground  of  reli- 


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able  fecurity;  and  I  fhall  never  forget  how  that  man  of  iron  nerve 
and  will,  in  view  of  the  imminency  and  magnitude  of  the  danger  and 
the  powerleflhefs  of  the  Civil  Magiftrate,  wrung  his  hands  as  he  ex- 
claimed— "I  xiijii  we  had  a  little  more  force."  Now  it  is  for  the 
purpofe  of  providing  for  the  State  againft  the  time  in  which  her  dark 
hour  of  danger  may  come,  this  "little  more  force,"  that  thefe  thoughtful 
men  of  Connedlicut  have  organized  themfelves  under  the  Law  as  Citi- 
zen Soldiers.  Their  martial  Array  and  Difcipline  are  not  alone  for 
Summer-day  fhow  and  Parade.  Thefe  pleafing  difplays  have  a  fober 
meaning  and  ufeful  fignificance.  They  teach  us  that  when  the  hour 
of  peril  comes  thefe  men  will  be  prepared  to  go  forth  and  meet  it, 
whether  it  be  from  a  Domeftic  or  Foreign  Enemy,  and  that  they  will 
meet  the  Enemy,  not  as  mercenary  Soldiers,  but  as  brave  men  having 
an  intereft  of  their  own  in  the  conflid. 

But  I  am  admonifhed,  Mr.  Commander,  by  this  midnight  hour  not 
to  try  your  patience  with  a  Speech,  and  there  is  the  lefs  occafion  for 
my  doing  it  after  fo  many  eloquent  addrefles  from  the  gentlemen  who 
have  preceded  me.  I  will  therefore  only  further  fay  that  we  fhall  all 
long  remember  this  Occafion,  and  long  aflbciate  in  our  minds  many 
pleafmg  recollections  of  an  evening  with  the  Putnam  Phalanx. 

Let  me  offer  the  following  fentiment : 

The  Putnam  Phalanx  —  Old  Fogies,  rivalling  in  the  precifion  and  aftivity  of 
their  martial  exercifes  the  elafticity  and  vigor  of  Young  America. 

The  following  volunteer  fentiment — 

Woman  —  The  true  Infpirer  of  true  Patriotifm  — 

Was  refponded  to  by  H.  L.  Miller,  formerly  Major  of 
the  ift  Company  Governor's  Foot  Guard  of  Connefticut, 
as  follows: 

Remarks  by  Col.  H.  L.  Miller. 
i\/r.  Chairman: — Sergeant  Sill  has  been  fummoned  to  refpond 
to  the  Toaft  jufl  read.  In  his  abfcncc  my  name  has  been  called. 
It  is  faid  that  Sergeant  Sill  is  with  the  Ladies.  Happy  man  —  I  wifli 
I  was  with  them  myfelf  Or  rather,  I  wifli  they  were  with  mc.  Or, 
better  flill,  I  wifh  they  were  with  us,  here  at  thefe  tables,  inftead  of 
being  feparated  and  fhut  up  in  yonder  Gallery. 


84 

It  has  truly  gladdened  our  Hearts  to  enjoy  their  prefence.  We 
have  been  charmed  with  the  beautiful  fight;  but,  oh,  how  delightful, 
if  your  arrangements  had  permitted  their  mingling  with  us,  at  this 
Feftive  Board. 

I  cannot  attempt  a  refponfe  to  the  fentiment  juft  offered,  at  this 
late  hour.  Indeed  it  is  prefumption  in  me,  after  the  foul-ftirring 
ftrains  of  Eloquence  poured  forth  in  fuch  rich  profufion  here  to-night, 
to  even  permit  the  found  of  my  voice  to  be  heard. 

The  Putnam  Phalanx,  it  is  faid,  is  a  peculiar  Organization,  and 
this  Excurfion  is  for  peculiar  enjoyment.  We  are  organized  as  a  pe- 
culiar Battalion  of  Infantry,  of  Heavy  Infantry,  if  you  pleafe  fo  to 
defignate  us,  and  I  may  fay,  without  vanity,  that  we  bring  with  us 
fome  heavy  Ordnance.  This  peculiarity  I  know  you  will  admit. 
You  have  heard  the  roar  of  our  Artillery.  You  have  heard  the 
booming  of  our  big  Guns.  And  now,  forfooth,  you  would  hear  from 
the  Mufketry.  Well,  I  may  fay  for  myfelf,  and  for  others,  that  we 
muft  all  anfwer  to  our  names  when  called.  We  never  turn  our  backs 
on  Friend  or  Foe.  The  Auftrian  Soldiers,  after  a  recent  Battle,  when 
carried  to  the  Hofpitals,  were  turned  upon  their  faces,  to  have  their 
wounds  drefled.  We  can  take  no  fuch  pofition.  We  never  allow  a 
fire  in  the  rear.  Our  kind  hearted,  fympathizing  Surgeon,  has  given 
timely  notice,  that  he  will  drefs  no  fuch  inglorious  wounds.  The 
"glorious  Scar  upon  the  Brow,"  would  be  his  only  Trophy,  as  well 
as  our  own.  We  cannot  run.  We  muft  ftand  in  our  lot.  We 
muft  do  or  die. 

Mr.  Chairman,  you  are  overwhelming  us  with  Kindnefs.  Your 
Hofpitality  is  unbounded.  We  know  this  is  prompted  by  your  true 
and  friendly  impulfes,  but  perhaps  you  have  had  an  eye  to  your  own 
fafety,  and  that  of  your  City,  in  this  frank  and  generous  Reception. 
We  certainly  came  here,  to  renew,  and  to  ftrengthen,  and  to  culti- 
vate Friendftiips,  and  to  draw  clofer  the  Bond  of  Brotherhood  between 
our  refpeflive  Cities. 

But  we  came  here  confcious  of  our  ftrength.  We  can  take  Cities, 
fubdue  Kingdoms,  and  perform  prodigies  of  valor  generally.  It  was 
propofed,  while  we  were  on  Bunker  Hill,  that  we  fiiould  take  back 
with  us  to  Hartford,  every  granite  Block  of  which  that  Monument  is 
compofed,  and  again  ereft  it  on  Wyllys's  Hill,  in  place  of  the  noble 
old  Charter  Oak  that  has  recently  pafled  away.  We  could  have  done 
it;  not  a  Man  of  us  doubted  our  ability.     You,  Sir,  and  others,  who 


8^ 

now  fit  around  thefe  Tables,  as  you  look  upon  the  empty  difhes,  will 
admit  that  fince  we  came  into  this  Hall,  we  have  appropriated  to  our- 
felves  a  Bunker  Hill  monument  of  food.  You  thus  have  fome  evi- 
dence of  our  Capacity,  but  you  can  hardly  imagine  what  evils  might 
have  befallen  your  beautiful  and  profperous  City,  if  we  had  come 
down  upon  you  in  hoftile  array. 

You  have,  however,  difarmed  us.  You  have  given  us  a  view  of 
your  inner  Life,  and  we  are  enchanted.  You  have  made  us  your 
Friends  forever.  We  embrace  you  as  Brethren.  We  fhall  always 
retain  a  pleafant  Remembrance  of  your  Courtefy  and  Kindnefs.  We 
fhall  treafure  in  our  Hearts  the  recolleftion  of  this  vifit  to  Providence, 
and,  on  our  return  Home,  fhall  wait  with  impatience  for  an  oppor- 
tunity to  give  evidence  of  our  Gratitude,  when,  as  Soldiers,  or  Citi- 
zens, you  may  hereafter  vifit  our  City  of  Hartford. 

A  fentiment  complimentary  to  the  Artillery  of  the 
Marines  and  the  Marine  Artillery,  which  thundered  a 
welcome  to  the  Putnam  Phalanx,  called  up  Lt.  Col. 
Tompkins,  who  made  a  brief  and  moft  happy  refponfe, 
concluding  with  the  fentiment — 

The  True  Soldier  —  Like  Ifrael  Putnam  —  ever  ready  to  do  —  to  dare  —  to  die. 

The  following  fentiment,  offered  by  Commiffary  Rod- 
man, was  drank  in  filence.  Handing: 

The  Memory  of  Barber  and  Chi/ds  —  The  Infantry  mourns  the  lofs  of  thefe 
moft  popular  and  efficient  Members. 

Capt.  A.  M.  Gordon,  of  the  Second  Company  of  the 
Putnam  Phalanx,  in  alluiion  to  the  uniform  of  the  Firll 
Light  Infantry,  offered  the  following: 

The  Firji  Light  Infantry  —  Wc  know  they  are  Soldiers  —  they  ought  to  be 
Scholars  —  for  they  are  deeply  red  and  (lightly  blue. 

Shortly  after  twelve  o'clock,  the  affembled  Company 
rofe  from  the  tables,  and  the  Phalanx  were  elcorted  to 


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their  Quarters  at  the  Earl  Houle,  by  their  Holts  of  the 
evening. 

The  Members  of  the  Phalanx  take  this  opportunity 
to  place  on  permanent  Record  their  unqualified  approba- 
tion and  cordial  appreciation  of  the  admirable  and 
efFedive  manner  in  which  all  the  arrangements  for  this 
feftive  Occafion  were  conceived  and  carried  out.  Noth- 
ing feemed  wanting.  The  Entertainment  itfelf  was 
more  than  elegant.  Our  Hofts,  the  Firit  Light  Infantry, 
may  well  claim  to  be  "an  Hoft  in  themfelves."  Our 
warmert  thanks  are  due  to  that  Galaxy  of  Ladies  who 
graced  the  fcene  with  their  fair  prefence;  to  the  diftin- 
guillied  Guefts  who  refponded  to  the  invitation  and  were 
prefent  to  add  their  words  of  Welcome  and  Congratula- 
tion; to  the  American  Brafs  Band,  whofe  mod  excel- 
lent Mufic  added  fo  much  to  the  enjoyment  of  the  even- 
ing; and  to  all,  whofe  efforts  were  devoted  to  rendering 
this  the  fineft  Feftival  of  the  fort  that  ever  occurred  in 
Providence.  The  memories  of  this  Evening  are  among 
the  choiceft  connefted  with  the  entire  Excurfion. 

At  half-paft  eight  o'clock  on  Friday  morning  the  Pha- 
lanx, efcorted  by  the  Infantry,  left  their  Quarters  and 
marched  to  Brown  Univerfity,  which  they  had  been 
invited  to  vifit  by  the  Authorities  of  that  Inftitution. 
Upon  entering  Rhode  Ifland  Hall,  they  were  received 
by  the  Prefident  and  Faculty  of  the  Univerfity,  Prefi- 
dent  Sears,  in  a  moft  felicitous  manner,  gave  them  a 
cordial  Welcome  to  the  Academic  Halls.  He  aflured 
them  that  they  were  not  ftrangers  here.  "Many  of  your 
number,"  faid  he,  "are  known  to  us  as  public  Men,  who 
have  been  juftly  honored  by  being  called  to  important 
official  ftations  in  your  own  city  and  State.     And  we,  as 


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a  Literary  Inftitution,  have  not  been  flow  to  obferve  that 
you  have  eloquent  Orators  and  elegant  Scholars  among 
the  Officers  and  Members  of  your  Company,  exemplify- 
ing moll  appropriately  and  beautifully  the  value  of  that 
Culture  which  we  aim  to  reach  in  our  humble  labors 
here.  We  welcome  you  as  the  friends  of  Learning  and 
the  ornaments  of  Society,  who  have  contributed  much 
to  the  high  reputation  of  your  honored  City."  Judging 
from  the  uniform  which  the  Phalanx  fo  gracefully  wore, 
he  thought  it  would  not  be  unpleafant  to  them  to  learn 
that  the  Soldiers  of  the  Revolution  ufed  their  oldeft  Col- 
lege Edifice  for  a  barrack  and  hofpital.  In  the  name  of 
the  Old  College,  therefore,  he  would  greet  them  as 
Brethren  of  the  Revolution  of  '76. 

To  this  cordial  Welcome  of  Prefident  Sears,  Judge 
Advocate  Stuart  refponded  as  follows: 

Prejident  Sears: — For  the  truly  cordial  and  complimentary  re- 
marks with  which  you  welcome  the  Putnam  Phalanx  to  thefe  Academic 
Shades  and  to  this  beautiful  and  fuggeftive  Hall,  its  Members  defire, 
through  me,  to  return  you  their  warmeft  thanks. 

It  is  true.  Sir,  as  you  remark,  that  we  come  here  clad  in  the  pano- 
ply of  the  Revolutionary  Days.  Our  Battalion  has  been  formed  from 
the  ftirring  incentive  of  thofe  Days,  and  for  a  high  and  patriotic  End. 
We  defire  through  our  peculiar  Drefs,  and  Difcipline,  and  Mufical 
Corps,  to  revive  and  ftrengthen  thofe  thoughts  and  aflbciations  which 
clufter  around  the  great  Paft  of  our  Liberty.  We  would  fain  ftimu- 
late  the  Love  of  Country.  By  a  contemplation  of  the  toil,  and  treas- 
ure, and  blood,  which  founded  our  maflive  Republican  Inftitutions, 
we  would  aid  in  endearing  them  to  the  AfFedlion  and  Reverence  of  all, 
and  in  awakening  in  all  the  ambition  to  emulate  the  noble  Virtues  of 
thofe  venerable  Patriots,  thofe  great  and  good  Men,  whofc  Souls  con- 
ceived, and  whofe  ftalwart  hands  worked  out  the  giant  problem  of 
American  Independence. 

For  the  purpofc  of  kindling  anew  in  our  own  bofoms  the  fires  of 
Patriotifm,  we  have  ourfclvcs  jufl:  been  on  a  pilgrimage  to  Bofton  and 


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Bunker  Hill  —  to  the  Shrines  of  thofe  illuftrious  Men,  and  gallant 
Soldiers,  who  there  led  the  van  of  the  American  Revolution.  And 
worthy  Prefident,  a  military  Battalion  though  we  are,  there  is  nothing 
incongruous  in  our  ftanding  here  in  thefe  Halls  of  Literature  and  Sci- 
ence. For,  in  a  Republic  like  our  own,  founded  on  intelligence,  the 
connexion  between  the  profeflion  of  Arms  and  Knowledge  is,  or 
always  ought  to  be,  intimate  and  profound.  It  was  an  educated  Sol- 
diery, Sir,  that  fought  and  won  our  great  battles  for  Independence. 
The  Men  who  achieved  our  Vidories  upon  thefe  fields  were  men  who 
knew,  knew  thoroughly  their  Rights,  and  who  knowing,  dared  main- 
tain them.  They  had  enjoyed  a  long  experience  of  Civilization. 
They  underftood  its  bleflings — and  in  the  light  of  the  liberty  for 
which  they  contended,  and  which  their  Valor  won,  determined  to  lay 
broader  and  deeper  than  ever  before — in  Inftitutions  efpecially  of 
Education — in  Literature,  in  Science,  in  Art,  in  Good  Morals  and 
Religion  —  the  true  foundation-ftones  of  American  Profperity  and 
Glory.  ~ 

And  among  our  American  Inftitutions  of  learning,  Mr.  Prefident, 
this  venerable  one  over  which  you  fo  ably  prefide,  has  long,  our  Pha- 
lanx is  happy  to  remark,  held  a  confpicuous  place  —  and.  Sir,  as  re- 
gards education  generally,  the  State  of  Rhode  Ifland  ftands  defervedly 
high.  From  the  epoch  of  your  firft  Schoolmafter  here  in  Providence 
— the  venerable  John  Turpin — down  to  the  days  of  your  munificent 
educational  Benefaftors,  the  Almys  and  the  Browns,  and  the  eftab- 
lifhment  of  this  your  Univerfity,  and  of  your  admirable  fyftem  of 
Public  Schools — on,  down  to  the  prefent  moment — Education  has 
been  with  you  a  pride  and  a  fuccefs. 

Your  People  were  among  the  very  earlieft  in  the  Country  to  ered, 
at  your  Olneyville,  a  large  and  complete  Paper-mill.  Far  back  as 
1 762,  you  eftablifhed  one  of  the  very  firft  Newfpapers  in  the  Country 
—r-  The  Providence  Gazette — that  ftout  organ  of  Whig  principles,  and 
patriotic  refolves,  during  the  ever-memorable  era  of  the  Stamp  Aft, 
and  the  ftill  more  memorable  era  of  the  American  Revolution.  Your 
Newspapers  and  Periodicals,  many  in  number,  and  many  of  high 
merit — and  grave  works  in  moral  and  political  Science,  like  thofe  of 
your  profound  and  venerated  Wayland,  and  in  Hiftory,  like  that  admira 
ble  one  of  your  State  by  Arnold  —  have  marked  the  intelleflual  appe- 
tite of  your  People  ever  fince.  All  America  has  ftudied  the  Weather, 
and  learned  Meteorology,  from  the  earlieft  among  its  Almanac-makers, 


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your  own  venerable  Ifaac  Bickerftafl*.  All  America,  yes,  and  Europe  too, 
pays  homage  to  the  illuftrious  Painter  of  Wafhington,  your  renowned 
Gilbert  Stuart  —  fitting  compeer  that  he  was,  in  his  beautiful  art,  for 
our  own  immortal  Painter  of  Connecticut — Colonel  John  Trumbull. 
And  the  World  will  ever  know  by  heart,  among  the  loftieft  Heroes  of 
American  Hiftory,  that  Officer  of  the  Revolution  from  your  State,  ac- 
complifhed  in  mind  as  well  as  in  arms — who  wielded  the  Pen  almoil 
as  fkillfully  as  he  did  the  Sword — Brigadier  General  Greene. 

Sir,  your  Univerfity  has  fent  forth  numberlefs  Sons,  who,  both  at 
home  and  abroad,  in  various  portions  of  our  common  Country,  adorn- 
ing their  educational  birth,  have  rendered  confpicuous  fervices  in  the 
defence  of  their  Country,  and  in  the  cultivation  of  Literature  and 
Science,  and  Art.  The  Putnam  Phalanx,  let  me  afllire  you,  rejoices 
in  this  facl — and  trufts  that  thefe  Claffic  Halls  will  ever  continue  to 
furnilh,  for  the  pride  of  your  own  immediate  Community,  and  for  the 
juft  boaft  of  your  State,  thoufands  more  of  educated  Sons,  ready  and 
anxious  to  do  jfou  honor,  and  to  bear  away  from  among  the  many 
noble  teachings  of  their  Alma  Mater,  as  the  Infpiration  through  life 
of  their  Patriotifm,  the  proud,  undying  precept  of  the  old  Roman  — 
"  Didce  et  decorum  ejl  pro  Patria  man  !  " 

In  reply,  Dr.  Sears  faid  that  the  College  could  offer 
but  little  for  their  entertainment.  Her  chief  ornament 
— the  many  Sons  who  had  gone  out  from  her  walls  and 
done  her  credit  in  the  World — llie  could  not  now  ex- 
hibit. He  therefore  begged  the  Commandant  to  accept 
a  triennial  Catalogue  and  a  brief  Hiitory  of  the  College, 
and  invited  the  Phalanx  to  vilit  the  Library  and  the 
Grounds. 

The  Battalion  then  repaired  to  the  Library  where  they 
were  courteoufly  received  by  Reuben  A.  Guild,  the  ac- 
compliflied  Librarian  of  the  Inititution.  A  brief  period 
paffed  here,  when  the  reveille  announced  the  departure 
of  the  Corps  to  the  fine  lawn  ealt  of  the  College,  where 
a  promenade  and  interchange  of  courtelies  enfued.  I'he 
College  Grounds  were  crowdcni  with  Spectators,  and  the 

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Bands  meanwhile  fumillied  mort  excellent  mufic.  The 
Day  itfelf  was  molt  delightful,  delicioufly  cool,  and 
bright  under  the  Odober  fun. 

The  line  was  formed  at  half  paft  ten  o'clock,  and  pro- 
ceeded to  the  refidence  of  Mayor  Knight,  on  High 
Itreet.  The  Manfion  was  thronged  with  vifitors,  among 
whom  were  many  members  of  the  City  Council  and 
of  the  State  Government,  the  Hon.  James  F.  Simmons, 
Hon.  C.  C.  V^an  Zandt,  Captain  J.  J.  Comstock,  many  of 
the  general  Officers  of  the  Militia  of  the  State,  the  Offi- 
cers of  the  Staff  of  the  Marine  Artillery,  the  Officers  of 
the  Staff  of  the  Mechanic  Rifies,  and  the  Officers  of  the 
Staff  of  the  Pawtucket  Light  Guard,  and  many  other 
Gentlemen  of  Military  and  Civic  diftinction.  A  boun- 
teous and  elegant  collation  was  fpread  in  the  rear  of  the 
Mayor's  houfe,  and  as  foon  as  the  invited  Guefts  had 
found  ftanding  room,  his  Honor  addreffed  Major  Good- 
win of  the  Phalanx  in  a  welcome  fpeech,  affuring  him 
and  his  Command  of  the  pleasure  and  gratification 
which  their  vifit  to  Providence  had  afforded  its  Citizens, 
and  closing  by  tendering  to  the  Phalanx  the  hospitalities 
due  to  the  occalion  and  its  affociations. 

At  the  requeft  of  the  Major  Commandant,  Affijiant 
CommiJJary  Deming  refponded  to  this  brief  Welcome : 

Mr.  Mayor  mid  Gentlemen: — We  are  met  at  every  ftep,  in  this 
good  City  of  Providence,  with  fuch  profufe  manifeftations  of  good 
will  and  Hofpitality,  that  words  are  hourly  growing  more  and  more 
impotent,  to  exprefs  the  fentiments  of  Gratitude  and  Obligation  with 
which  we  are  overwhelmed.  From  the  moment  of  our  Arrival,  to 
this,  the  hour  of  our  Departure,  it  has  been  a  continuous  Ovation,  and 
the  increafing  fchedule  of  our  debtors  is  becoming  burdenfome,  not 
only  to  our  fenfibilities — grateful  and  refponfive, —  but  even  to  the 
memory.     And  I  have  been  inftrufted  by  our  Major  Commandant, 


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to  improve  this  opportunity,  while  the  plealing  Spell  is  frefli  upon  us, 
to  oiFer  up  the  largeft  Thank-oiFering  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx  to  the 
military  Companies,  public  Bodies  and  Individuals  who  have  partici- 
pated in  this  Reception ;  to  the  Marine  Artillery  for  the  falvo  which 
firft  welcomed  us  to  your  borders;  to  our  efpecial  Hofts  the  Light  In- 
fantry and  Old  Guard  for  their  unremitting  contribution  to  our  honor 
and  enjoyment,  and,  particularly,  for  the  magnificent  Banquet  which 
fittingly  crowned  the  elegant  courtefies  of  yefterday;  to  your  diftin- 
guifhed  Men  and  daily  Journals  for  their  ample  commendation  of 
our  Corps,  our  City,  and  our  Commonwealth;  to  Prefident  Sears  for 
his  invitation  to  your  ancient  Seat  of  Learning,  and  for  the  appropri- 
ate and  cordial  Speech  which  relieved,  at  once,  the  diffidence  of  Sol- 
diers in  that  chofen  Abode  of  Scholars;  to  your  Citizens  generally 
for  their  unftinted  approbation  of  our  Organization,  evinced  in  private 
a£ts  and  expreffions  of  kindnefs,  as  well  as  in  the  loud  and  continuous 
plaudits,  which  have  attended  our  March;  to  yourfelf,  Mr,  Mayor, 
for  adding  to  the  eclat  of  the  Excurfion  by  your  own  appearance,  as 
Soldier,  in  the  ranks  of  our  noble  Efcort,  and  for  throwing  open  your 
doors  for  our  entertainment  as  Chief  Executive  of  this  beautiful  City. 
Moreover,  as  true  and  faithful  Knights,  we  vow  admiration  and  loyalty 
to  the  charming  Ladies  of  Providence  who  have  loaded  us  with  gar- 
lands and  bewitched  us  with  their  graceful  and  enthufiaftic  Welcome. 
We  long  to  evince  our  thankfulnefs  by  fomething  more  lignificant 
than  words;  we  covet  the  Opportunity  of  reciprocating  thefe  lavifli 
Civilities,  and  if  thofe  to  whom  we  are  indebted  fhall  ever  vifit  Hart- 
ford, we  will  grant  them  the  freedom  of  our  Homes  and  Hearts  and 
decorate  them  with  every  infignia  of  honor  in  the  power  of  this  Bat 
talion  to  confer. 

Various  fentiments  and  brief  speeches  followed,  and 
an  hour  or  more  was  pafTed  moft  agreeably  at  the  tables. 
The  adjoining  reiidence  of  Affijlant  CommdJary  Davis 
was  also  open,  and  the  Guelts  of  the  Mayor  availed 
themselves  of  this  opportunity  to  pay  their  rel'pects 
to  Mr.  Davis,  and  were  received  with  elegant  Hofpi- 
tality. 

It  was  expected  that  the  Phalanx  would  leave  Provi- 


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dence  at  half-pa{t  two  o'clock,  but  intelligence  having 
been  received  of  the  intended  public  Reception  of  the 
Battalion  on  their  arrival  Home,  it  was  arranged  that  a 
fpecial  Train  lliould  leave  Providence  at  one  o'clock  in 
order  to  arrive  before  dark  at  Hartford.  This  fact  hav- 
ing been  announced,  the  vilit  to  Mayor  Knight  was 
necefl'arily  fliortened,  and  at  a  little  paft  twelve,  both 
Companies  foraied  in  front  of  his  refidence  and  the  line 
of  march  was  taken  up  for  the  Depot,  his  Honor  being 
saluted  as  the  iignal  of  departure  with  fix  hearty  cheers 
from  the  Phalanx. 

At  the  Depot  an  immenfe  number  of  People  had 
affembled,  and  while  waiting  a  short  time  for  the  Train, 
a  profulion  of  fplendid  boquets  was  fairly  fliowered 
upon  the  Battalion.  They  were  the  gift  of  Ladies  who 
came  in  perfon,  with  ex-Mayor  Rodman  and  many 
friends,  to  prefent  them  to  the  Phalanx.  The  Train 
moved  on  amid  loud  huzzas,  and  the  Corps  left  the 
City  fully  impreffed  with  the  now  familiar  fact,  that 
Providence  is  one  of  the  moil  hofpitable  Cities  in  New 
England. 

The  following  are  felected  from  the  many  flattering 
notices  which  were  publiflied,  during  the  brief  vilit  of 
the  Phalanx  at  Providence: 

[From  the  Providence  Journal.] 
The  Putnam  Phalanx  have  made  the  moft  favorable  impreffion 
upon  our  People.  Their  peculiar  Uniform,  carrying  us  back  to  the 
days  of  the  Revolution  and  aflbciating  them  with  the  moft  patriotic 
Era  of  our  Hiftory,  their  ftirring  Mufic  of  drums  and  fifes,  their  ftal- 
wart  forms  and  manly  bearing,  the  venerable  locks  of  their  Command- 
er, the  portly  figure  of  their  Standard  bearer,  all  called  forth  continual 
admiration  as  they  marched  through  the  ftreets  lined  with  Spectators. 
We  do  not  remember  any  Military  Difplay  that  has  given  more  fatif- 
a£tion  in  our  City. 


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[From  the  Prov.  Cor.  of  the  Bofton  Journal.] 

No  body  of  Military  ever  received  at  the  hands  of  the  Militia  of 
Rhode  Ifland  fuch  fumptuous  entertainment,  and  fuch  profufe  outpour- 
ing of  Welcome,  as  has  been  accorded  to  the  Putnam  Phalanx  of 
Hartford  during  the  fhort  vifit  of  the  Corps  to  this  Citv.  Everything 
that  a  liberal  hand  could  adminifter  has  been  beftowed  upon  the  gal- 
lant Company  with  the  charaderiftic  generofitv  of  Rhode  Ifland  Sol- 
diers. The  bounteous  Hofpitality  of  Bofton  has  been  repeated  here, 
and  every  feature  of  the  Occafion  has  been  carried  forward  with  emi- 
nent Succefs. 

On  arriving  at  the  Moofup  Station,  an  incident 
occurred  which  in  its  touching  fimphcity  was  the  moft 
affeding  of  all  that  happened  during  the  entire  Excur- 
fion.  Mary  Putnam  Holbrook,  daughter  of  J.  Hol- 
brook,  Efq.,  of  Brooklyn,  and  great-great-grand-daughter 
of  Gen.  Ifrael  Putnam — an  exceedingly  pretty  and  inter- 
efting  child  of  fourteen  years,  was  in  waiting  with  a 
beautiful  Wreath  with  which  Ihe  defired  to  crown  the 
Commander  of  the  Phalanx  bearing  the  name  of  her 
honored  Ancettor.  Upon  learning  the  circumilance,  the 
Major  Commandant  with  his  Staff  and  many  of  the 
Rank  and  File  affembled  upon  the  platform  of  the 
Depot,  when  the  young  Lady  placed  the  Wreath  upon 
the  neck  of  the  Major  Commandant  and  faluted  him 
with  a  cordial  kils.  The  accompanying  Note,  at  the 
requelt  of  the  Major  Commandant  was  read  by  y/u/ge 
Jdvocate  Stuart  to  the  Phalanx: 

"  Fleafe  accept  this  wreath  from  a  Del'ccndant  of  Gen.  Putnam.     Some  of  the 
flowers  are  frefh  from  his  grave  in  Brooklyn,  eight  miles  diftant. 

"Mary  Putnam  Hoi.brook,  of  Brooklyn,  Ct." 

Mr.  Stuart  then  faid : — I  am  commiflioned  by  the  Major  Com 
mandant  of  the  Putnam   Phalan.v  to  return  you,  my  dear  Child,  his 
heart-felt  Thanks  for  this  manifcftation  of  vour  intcrcft  in  the  Battal- 


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ion  which  he  commands.  Some  of  your  Flowers,  fays  the  note,  "are 
frefti  from  the  Grave"  of  Gen.  Putnam.  Thought  touching  indeed 
to  the  Hearts  of  us  all !  This  Phalanx  has  been,  Mary,  upon  a  long 
and  delightful  Excurfion.  It  has  received  many  and  bountiful  ex- 
preflions  of  the  public  Regard.  Wreaths  after  Wreaths  have  been 
(howered  upon  the  brows  of  its  Officers  and  Soldiers;  but  no  one  of 
them,  let  me  afflire  you,  has  been  received  with  emotions  fo  deep  as 
this  one  with  which  you  have  now  crowned  our  veteran  Commander. 

It  comes  with  peculiar  propriety  from  you.  Child — for  in  your 
veins  flows  the  blood  of  that  Hero  whofe  great  name  this  Phalanx 
bears,  and  whofe  memory,  as  one  of  the  moft  patriotic  and  gallant 
Leaders  of  the  American  Revolution,  it  is  our  purpofe  to  ftrengthen 
and  perpetuate.  He  was  a  Man  who  ventured  everything  for  his 
Country.  He  gave  to  it,  without  ftint,  his  blood  and  his  treafure, 
and  we  defire  that  all  fhould  love  and  honor  your  illuftrious  Anceftor, 
fweet  Child,  as  you  do. 

Again,  for  our  Major  Commandant,  and  for  all  the  Officers  and 
Soldiers  of  his  command,  I  thank  you  for  this  warm-hearted  Teftimo- 
nial  of  your  regard  for  our  happinefs  and  fuccefs  in  the  effi^rts  we 
make  to  ftimulate  the  noble  Love  of  Country,  and  to  awaken  admira- 
tion for  the  heroic  Men  who  achieved  that  Revolution  which  made 
our  Land,  in  the  grandeft  fenfe  of  the  familiar,  but  ever  endeared  and 
endearing  words,  emphatically  "  the  Land  of  the  Free  and  the  Home 
of  the  Brave."  Y021  certainly  fhow  that  you  feel  the  force  of  thofe 
fublime  Strains  which  conftitute  the  Infpiration  of  the  impofing  Bat- 
talion now  before  you : 

"Our  native  Country,  thee  — 
Land  of  the  noble  Free  — 

Thy  Name  we  love. 
We  love  thy  rocks  and  rills, 
Thy  woods  and  templed  hills; 
Land  where  our  Fathers  died  — 
Land  of  the  Pilgrim's  pride  — 
From  every  mountain  fide 

Let  Freedom  ring!" 

And  now,  in  the  name  and  behalf  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx,  fweet 
Benefadlrefs,  for  the  falutation  which  you  fo  handfomely  bellowed  on 
our  veteran  Commander,  I  return  you  a  parting,  cordial  kifs.  Good 
bye — God  blefs  you! 


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In  relponfe  to  this  eloquent  Addrefs,  Mr.  Holbrook, 
father  of  Mifs  Mary,  faid: 

It  is  hardly  neceflary.  Major  Goodwin,  for  me,  the  Father  oP  this 
little  Girl,  to  apologize  for  her  inability  to  refpond  in  an  appropriate 
Manner  to  the  feeling  and  truly  beautiful  remarks  of  the  Hon.  Judge 
Advocate  in  behalf  of  the  Battalion.  The  detention  of  the  Train 
and  the  alighting  of  the  Phalanx  has  taken  us  entirely  by  furprife,  and 
we  all  feel  highly  honored.  As  the  Train  is  already  "behind  time," 
I  will  only  fay  that  I  deeply  regret  that  the  Phalanx  has  no  "Daugh- 
ter of  the  Regiment "  that  I  might  reciprocate  the  hearty  kifs  bellowed 
by  your  noble  and  eloquent  Judge  Advocate.  It  is  hardly  poffible, 
however.  Sir,  knowing  what  I  do  of  the  refined  taftes  of  the  individ- 
ual Members  of  the  Phalanx,  to  induce  me  to  believe  that  under  any 
ordinary  circumftances,  they  would  be  fatisfied  with  this  novel  procefs 
of  killing  by  proxy.  I  thank  you  for  your  kind  Acceptance  of  my 
daughter's  Tribute  to  your  BattaUon,  and  in  her  behalf,  my  own,  and 
of  many  prefent,  exprefs  the  warmeft  wifhes  for  the  Succefs  and  Prof- 
perity  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx. 

The  whole  affair  was  fo  unexpected,  and  yet,  of  fuch 
a  moving,  tender  character,  that  the  feelings  of  the 
entire  Phalanx  and  affembled  Throng  were  touched,  and 
the  Train  moved  on  midil  mingled  cheers  and  tears. 
The  following  touching  Lines  upon  the  Event  are  from 
the  pen  of  George  H.  Clark,  Efq.: 

Flowers  from  his  Grave  —  and  by  his  Grandchild  brought! 

What  Emblems  more  could  fandify  the  Scene? 
Then  was  each  Soul  with  tender  Memories  fraught. 

Evoked  by  Her  who  bore  that  Garland  green ; 
Strong  men  forgot  their  boafted  Manhood  then. 

And  Eyes  that  feldom  wept,  with  Tears  were  dim, — 
In  War's  grim  guifc  her  Grandfire  conquered  men. 

She,  with  thcfe  frail  Memorials  of  Him. 

Was  not  his  fhadowy  Prcfencc  near  her  there. 

The  while  flic  plucked  thole  Leaves  and  Blofloms  wild? 


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And  did  not  Seraphs,  hovering  in  the  air. 

Pronounce  a  Benediftion  on  the  Child? 
They  furely  did — for,  ftill  unfeen  but  feeing, 

The  air  is  rife  with  their  fuftaining  Power, 
And,  all  intenfified,  her  fentient  Being 

Communed  with  His  in  that  moft  Holy  Hour. 

FROM    GRAVE    TO    GAY. 

The  Providence  journal.,  in  commenting  upon  this 
Incident  remarks,  in  a  quiet  way,  as  thus: 

"In  one  marked  inftance,  however,  Mr.  Stuart  in  fpeaking  for 
Major  Goodwin,  went  quite  beyond  the  line  of  delegated  Duty,  and 
fet  up  for  himfelf,  in  a  manner  which,  if  the  Major  is  the  Difciplina- 
rian  we  take  him  for,  will  bring  the  offender  to  a  Court-martial.  It 
was  well  enough  when  Mifs  Holbrook  placed  a  Wreath  on  the  Com- 
mander's head,  and  a  kifs  on  his  lips,  that  Mr.  Stuart  fliould  reply 
"on  behalf  of  Major  Goodwin;"  it  was  well  enough  when,  "on 
behalf  of  Major  Goodwin,"  he  thanked  the  Grand-daughter  of  Gen- 
eral Putnam  for  her  floral  Gift;  it  was  well  enough  when,  "on  behalf 
of  Major  Goodwin,"  he  told  her  what  a  Good  Time  they  had  had 
in  Bofton  and  Providence;  but  when,  ftill  further,  "on  behalf  of 
Major  Goodwin,"  he  returned  the  Kifs  on  the  Lady's  own  lips,  it 
feems  to  us  that  the  indignant  Major  might  well  have  exclaimed,  that 
however  his  Judge  Advocate  might  excel  him  in  making  Speeches, 
there  were  fome  little  things  appertaining  to  his  Command  that  he 
could  attend  to  himfelf  We  expeft  to  fee  in  the  Hartford  papers  an 
order  for  a  Court-martial;  and  although  a  great  deal  is  doubtlefs  to  be 
faid  in  the  way  of  extenuation,  the  offence  is  one  that  no  Commander 
who  has  a  proper  idea  of  his  Duties  and  his  Rights  can  be  expefted  to 
overlook." 

At  various  points  on  the  route  homewards  the  Pha- 
lanx was  faluted.  At  Baltic,  the  Operatives  in  the 
immenfe  Mill  waved  their  welcomes  from  every  window, 
and  the  arrival  of  the  Train  at  each  Station  was  the 
lignal  for  a  gathering,  and  everywhere  the  Corps  was 
greeted  with  enthuliafm. 


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Between  Andover  and  Bolton  the  Engine  gave  out 
and  the  Train  was  delayed  three  hours  or  more — the 
only  annoying  circumftance  of  the  entire  Excuriion.  The 
regular  evening  Train  from  Providence  came  along  and 
brought  the  Phalanx  to  Hartford. 

THE  RECEPTION  AT  HOME. 

The  Citizens  of  Hartford,  not  unmindful  of  the 
Honor  conferred  upon  the  City  by  the  diftinguiflied 
regard  with  which  their  "Representative  Men"  had  been 
received  at  Bolton,  Charleftown  and  Providence,  refolved 
to  publicly  receive  the  Phalanx  home  again  in  an  appro- 
priate and  becoming  manner.  The  Affair  was  almoit 
impromphi.  Yet,  at  the  time  of  the  expected  arrival,  at 
5.20  p.  m.,  on  Friday,  Oct.  7th,  the  Light  Guard,  under 
the  command  of  Capt.  Levi  Woodhoufe,  the  Seymour 
Light  Artillery,  Capt.  Horace  Ensworth,  Commandant, 
with  the  Hartford  Comet  Band,  the  Members  of  the 
Common  Council,  and  an  immenfe  concourfe  of  Citi- 
zens were  in  waiting  at  the  Station  to  welcome  home 
once  more  the  Phalanx.  The  prolonged  and  unac- 
countable delay  of  the  Train  produced  much  anxiety 
left  fome  accident  ot  ferious  character  might  have  hap- 
pened, but  at  laft,  at  eight  o'clock,  a  gun  from  the  Park 
announced  the  arrival.  The  Battalion  was  received  by 
their  Military  Efcort  and  marched  up  Aiylum  through 
Trumbull,  Church  and  Main  itreets  to  the  State  Houk\ 
where  a  hollow  fquarewas  formed — the  Phalanx  in  the 
centre. 

It  was  eminently  fitting  that  our  diltinguilhed  Fellow- 
citizen,  Ex-(j(/i\  Thos.  H.  Seymour,  who  but  a  few  weeks 
before  had  himfelf  received  a  Public  Reception,  after 
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fix  years  of  abfence,  from  his  Fellow  Citizens — in  which 
Ovation  the  Phalanx  took  a  prominent  part — fliould 
now  in  tum  be  called  upon  to  welcome  home  the  Pha- 
lanx. He  was  accordingly  introduced  to  the  Battalion 
by  Capt.  Enfworth,  and  in  behalf  of  the  Efcort  and  his 
Fellow-citizens  addreffed  them. 

Gov.   Seymour's  Welcome. 

Major  Goodwin,  and  Members  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx: — A  few 
weeks  fince,  on  my  return  to  this  City,  I  received  a  moft  friendly 
Welcome  from  a  Member  of  your  Corps,  in  language  fo  eloquent  that 
it  forbade  a  fuitable  reply  on  my  part. 

To-night  the  circumftances  are  changed.  It  is  you  who  have  come 
to  us — for  I  am  again  one  of  the  number  of  your  Fellow-citizens — 
and  upon  me  has  fallen  the  diftinguifhed  Honor  of  receiving  you  in 
the  heart  of  our  honored  City.  I  welcome  you  Home  in  the  name 
and  in  behalf  of  the  fine  Military  Efcort  which  has  come  with  you  to 
the  place  where  you  now  Hand;  in  behalf  of  the  crowd  of  Citizens 
you  fee  gathered  around  you  on  every  fidej  in  the  name  of  hofts  of 
Neighbors  and  Friends,  and  of  your  Fellow-citizens  generally— -in  the 
name  and  behalf  of  all  thefe,  I  heartily  welcome  the  Phalanx  back  to 
Hartford. 

We  meafure  Time,  it  is  faid,  by  Events,  rather  than  by  Hours  and 
Days.  Tried  by  this  ftandard,  your  vifit  to  Bunker  Hill  has  a  deep 
fignificance.  It  is  an  Event.  It  has  come  to  be  hiftoric;  fomething 
worthy  of  all  remembrance.  You  have  been  there,  not  as  individu- 
als merely,  but  as  a  Corps; — you  wore  the  Coftume  of '76;  you  bore 
the  honored  name  of  Putnam  on  your  Banner;  you  carried  in  your 
bofoms  the  glorious  Memories  of  the  Times  in  which  he  lived,  and 
the  Scenes  in  which  he  was  engaged.  You  were  not  the  mere  Spec- 
tators of  outward  and  vifible  things,  but  you  held  Communion  with 
the  unforgotten  Dead.  Your  vifit  to  the  memorable  Heights  of 
Charleftown  had  its  fuUeft  effeft  on  you  as  a  Corps.  You  have  been 
where  your  Forefathers  thrice  repulfed  the  Troops  of  King  George; 
when  glancing  your  eyes  down  the  flope  of  that  Hill,  you  felt  as  they 
felt,  when  driving  back  the  Train-bands  of  the  King.  You  have 
feen,  in  fpirit,  the  heroic  Fight ;  you  have  heard  the  voice  of  the  Cap- 
tains, and  the  ftiouting.     Your  feet  have  prefled  the  Ground  where 


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Warren  fell;  where,  from  the  fibrous  mould,  came  up  the  words  of 
the  expiring  Martyr: — "It  is  fweet  and  pleafant  to  die  for  one's 
Country." 

Circumftances  like  thefe  give  to  your  vifit  to  Bunker  Hill  the  char- 
ader  of  an  Event,  rather  than  the  journey  of  a  Day.  We  are  glad  to 
fee  you  back  again.  Your  Fellow-citizens  rejoice  to  greet  the  Phalanx 
on  this  occafion  of  their  return  to  the  City.  They  are  delighted 
with  the  accounts  they  have  received  of  the  never-to-be  forgotten 
vifit  of  the  Aflbciation  to  the  Shrine  of  our  Country's  Independence. 

It  has  pleafed  your  Fellow-citizens  to  hear  of  the  attentions  the 
Aflbciation  has  everywhere  received  on  their  way  to  and  from  Bofton 
— of  the  Welcome  extended  to  the  Phalanx  by  their  Honors  the 
Mayors  of  Bofton,  and  Charleftown,  and  Providence; — of  their  meet- 
ing with  Mr.  Everett;  of  the  entertainment  given  them  at  Bofton  by 
one  of  their  valued  Members; — of  their  Excurfion  to  Providence, 
and  the  very  cordial  Reception  they  were  honored  with  at  that  City. 

[Gov.  S.  reiterated  the  pleafure  it  gave  their  Fellow-citizens  to  fee 
the  Corps  fafely  back  again.  Anxiety  had  been  felt  at  the  failure  of 
the  cars  to  arrive  at  the  hour  the  Phalanx  were  expefted — an  anxiety 
happily  removed  at  laft.] 

Major  Goodwin,  your  Fellow-citizens  have  taken  the  deepeft  inter- 
eft  in  the  journey  of  your  Corps.  They  have  followed  your  courfe, 
and  rejoiced  at  the  attentions  paid  you.  I  once  more  welcome  you 
and  the  Members  of  the  Phalanx  to  Hartford,  a  City  which  is  proud 
of  the  Corps.  Welcome  to  the  fcene  of  your  labors  and  of  your 
triumphs.  Long  may  the  Phalanx  maintain  its  prefent  Strength  and 
Organization,  honored  from  year  to  year  with  renewed  tokens  of  the 
Rcfpecl  and  Confidence  of  their  Fellow-citizens. 

Major  Goodwin  called  upon  Acting  Sergeant  Sill  to 
relpond  to  this  Welcome: 

Sergeant  Sill's  Reply. 
Sir: — Permit  me  to  tender  you  the  thanks  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx 
for  this  Welcome  home.  We  return,  not  with  the  trophies  of  War, 
like  the  ancient  Armies  who  came  home  from  Conqucfts  with  ele- 
phants in  their  train  bearing  the  fpoils  of  conquered  Territory  and 
pillaged  Cities,  but  with  grateful  Hearts  and  the  Vidory  of  Peace. 
It  is  faid  that  the  Grecians  werg  ten  years  conquering  Troy;  but  we 


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have  conquered  three  Cities  in  lefs  than  four  days !  We  have  entered 
their  walls,  \vc  have  fat  down  and  eaten,  we  have  lain  down  and  flept 
within  their  Palaces.  xAnd  we  fay  it  with  pride,  though  not  boafting- 
ly,  that  three  Cities  have  laid  down  their  arms  before  the  vidlorious 
Phalanx,  and  the  Charleftown  Navy  Yard  opened  wide  its  gates, 
though  never  before  invaded  by  a  Military  Company. 

Vet  we  return  with  a  lenfe  of  plcafure  at  arriving  Home,  which  our 
victories  elfewherc  have  not  excited,  and  with  a  feeling  that  there  is 
indeed  no  fweeter  place  on  earth  than  Home !  Therefore  it  is,  that 
we  fhould  be  pardoned  if  we  are  more  grateful  for  this  cordial  Greet- 
ing by  our  Friends,  than  for  the  attentions  paid  us  elfewhere,  and 
above  all  we  are  thankful  for  this  fine  Efcort,  fo  finely  and  kindly  ten- 
dered, and  your  determination  to  await  our  arrival  through  long  and 
anxious  hours,  commends  your  Goodnefs  ftill  more  to  our  Gratitude. 
We  feel  grateful  that  we  have,  as  Reprefentatives  of  the  Citizens  of 
Hartford,  achieved  a  greater  Viftory  by  our  peaceful  Triumphs,  than 
he  that  goeth  forth  to  Battle.  I  believe  I  confine  myfelf  to  the  fads, 
when  I  fay  that  we  have  done  more  than  any  other  agency,  to  com- 
mand Refpecl  for  our  City  from  the  places  we  have  vifited,  and  to 
cement  the  Bonds  of  Friendfhip  exifting  between  them,  making  them 
feel  that  ours  were  common  wants,  common  interefts  and  common 
feelings.  We  thank  you  again  for  your  Efcort  on  this  occafion,  and 
as  we  have  enjoyed  ourfelves  fo  well  this  time,  and  as  it  is  natural  for 
us  to  endeavor  to  enjoy  ourfelves  as  much  as  poflible,  during  the  brief 
fpace  allotted  us  while  here,  it  is  not  impoffible  we  may  go  again  to 
Bunker  Hill. 

Major  Commandant  Goodwin  advanced  with  the 
Wreath  of  Flowers  received  at  Moofup  Station  and  faid : 

Fellow -citizens : —  A  young  Lady  placed  thefe  flowers  around  my 
neck — fome  of  them  were  plucked  to-day,  from  the  Grave  of  General 
Putnam ! 

Loud  cheers  were  given  for  Gov.  Seymour,  the  Efcort 
and  the  Battahon.  In  refponfe  to  an  enthufiaftic  call, 
Ji/dge  Advocate  Stuart  came  forward  and  faid  that  he 
had   almoft  exhaufted  his  voice   in  refponding  to  the 


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Welcomes  the  Battalion  had  received  from  the  people 
of  Bofton,  Charleftown  and  Providence,  and  in  endeav- 
oring to  do  juftice  to  the  local  and  national  fubjects 
which,  at  Bunker  Hill  and  at  Providence,  had  forced 
themfelves  upon  the  notice  of  the  Battalion.  He  was 
happy,  however,  to  refpond  to  the  call  from  his  Fellow- 
citizens  and  to  thank  them  for  this  endorfement  of  their 
Vifit,  thereby  endoriing  the  Principles  that  lie  at  the 
Balis  of  all  our  Inftitutions  and  infure  our  Profperity. 
After  the  handfome  refponfe  of  Sergmnt  S'lW,  it  was  unne- 
ceffary  for  him,  hje  faid,  to  add  anything  to  exprefs  the 
warm  appreciation  of  the  Battalion  for  this  fpontaneous 
Welcome  of  their  Fellow-citizens.  He  trusted  that 
the  Phalanx  in  their  Joumeyings  had  been  properly 
reprefentative  of  the  City  and  had  reflected  Honor  upon 
the  Old  Charter  Oak  State. 

In  refponfe  to  a  call,  Jffijfant  Commiffary  Deming  faid 
that  it  would  afford  him  great  pleafure  under  more  favor- 
able circumftances,  to  give  his  Fellow-citizens  an 
account  of  the  Reception  the  Battalion  had  met  with  in 
the  Metropolis  of  New  England,  and  in  the  hofpitable 
City  of  Providence.  But,  although  fuch  a  narrative 
might  be  gratifying  to  thofe  who  had  ftaid  at  home,  it 
would  be  wearifbme  to  the  Battalion.  The  Phalanx 
have  already  informally  refolved  to  put  upon  record,  in 
fbme  permanent  lliape,  an  Account  of  their  memorable 
Expedition,  and  the  curiofity  of  thofe  who  wiili  to  hear 
of  it  will  be  probably  gratified. 

Major  Goodwin  here  called  on  the  Battalion  for  three 
cheers  for  the  Citizens  of  Hartford,  which  were  given 
with  a  will ;  then,  efcorted  by  the  two  Companies,  the 
Phalanx  marched  to  the  City  Hall,  where,  after  a  few 


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words  of  commendation  and  congratulation,  the  Chap- 
lain, Rei\  Afher  Moore,  offered  a  Prayer  of  Thankfgiv- 
ing  and  the  Phalanx  was  difmilfed. 

[From  the  Hartford  Daily  Times.] 

RETURN  OF  THE  PUTNAM  PHALANX 

FROM     THEIR     EXCURSION     TO     BOSTON     AND     PROVIDENCE. 

Come  back, —  come  back  to  us. 

Nor  longer  feek  to  roam ; 
We've  heard  your  Welcome  from  afar. 

And  give  the  Welcome  home ! 
We  watch'd  you  as  you  went 

With  martial  ftep  and  eye. 
Your  gorgeous  Banner  floating  out 

Upon  the  autumnal  Sky. 

Your  Leader  at  your  head. 

Alert,  erecl  and  bold. 
As  tho'  his  threefcore  years  and  ten 

Had  fcarcely  half  been  told : 
Your  ancient  Plumes  we  mark'd. 

And  glittering  in  the  Sun, 
The  Coftume  of  our  blefled  Sires 

Who  flood  with  Walhington, 

You've  been  at  Bunker  Hill, 

But  not  the  foe  to  meet. 
And  win  that  blood-bought  victory, 

The  Britons  call'd  defeat. 
Saw  ye  that  Hero's  form 

In  glorious  vifion  there, 
Whofe  Name  is  graven  on  your  fhield  ? 

Whofe  Banner-ftafF  ye  bear? 

And  heard  ye  not  his  Voice 

That  ruled  the  battle  dread. 
Still  echoing  from  that  lofty  Shrine, 

Where  fleep  the  patriot  Dead? 
Charging  your  Phalanx  fair 

In  every  change  to  be 


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The  Bulwark  of  its  Native  Land, 
For  Law  and  Liberty? 

You've  fought  his  claflic  dome, 

Whofe  eloquence  fublime 
Doth  make  Mount  Vernon  and  its  lord 

A  theme  throughout  our  Clime. 
Your  Demofthenean  power 

Made  his  high  fpirit  leap, 
Whofe  jewel'd  Memory  link'd  with  theirs, 

Unfwerving  Fame  fliall  keep. 

Thanks,  Athens !  for  the  cheer 

You  on  our  Braves  beftow'd. 
Thanks,  lifter  Rhoda !  for  the  fmile 

That  o'er  your  features  glow'd. 
A  Mother  for  her  fons 

Treafuring  all  Honor  Ihown, 
Connedlicut  with  added  Pride, 

Thus  welcomes  back  her  own. 


L.  H.  S. 


Friday  Evening,  8  o'clock,  Oci.  7,  1859. 


[From  the  Hartford  Daily  Times.] 

THE  RETURN. 

lo  Triumphe!     The  Phalanx  forever! 

Unfurl  your  proud  Flag  to  its  own  native  breezes; 
Let  the  Cynic  who  fneered  at  your  early  endeavor. 

In  this  Hour  of  Fruition  ftill  fneer  if  he  pleafes; 
And  let  the  dull  Fogies  and  mortified  Croakers 

Perfift  in  their  futile  attempts  to  be  witty — 
They  're  fubjects  themfelves  for  more  jubilant  jokers 

Who  fhow  the  unfortunate  Vidims  no  pity. 

lo  Triumphe!     The  Phalanx,  vidorious. 
Returns  from  its  foray  in  foreign  Plantations, 

And  meets  with  fuch  Greeting  and  Welcome,  uproarious. 
As  thrills  ev'ry  Soul  with  delicious  fenfations. 


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'T  is  hard  to  tell  which  of  the  two  is  the  proudeft. 
The  Soldierly  Troop  or  the  Concourfe  lurrounding; 

While  excited  Outfiders  are  Ihouting  their  loudeft. 

Your  own  heaving  breafts  betray  Hearts  that  are  bounding. 

lo  Triumphe !     This,  this  is  the  hour 

When  finewy  Strength  and  tall  Intellefts  mingle  j 
When  the  thews  and  the  wits,  with  a  multiplied  power, 

Caufe  nerves  of  admiring  Beholders  to  tingle. 
It  is  Carnival  time: — and  a  rich  Gratulation 

Is  rained  on  the  heads  of  the  Soldiers,  returning. 
All  wreathed  with  the  bays  of  a  triple  Ovation — 

Fit  tribute  to  Genius,  Worth,  Manhood,  and  Learning. 

lo  Triumphe!     Bewildered  with  Bleffings! — 

And  yet  all  your  honors  fo  gallantly  wearing! 
Linked  with  Man's  homage  and  Woman's  careffings, 

O  who  would  not  wifh  in  your  Paft  to  be  fharing. 
You  've  a  grand  Pidlure -gallery  for  future  enjoyment. 

Where  Memory  gilds  ev'ry  fcene  as  Elyfian, 
And  furnifhes  Dreamers  with  fweeteft  employment. 

As  Time  only  ftrengthens  the  mental  eye's  vifion. 

lo  Triumphe !     All  fcathlefs  and  hearty 

You  come,  overftiadowed  with  Laurels  and  Rofes: 
Your  Gonfalon,  under  the  fmiles  of  Astarte, 

Like  Fame's  adumbration,  in  Brightnefs  repofes. 
Welcome,  then.  Soldiers,  once  more  to  home  duties; 

Welcome,  thrice  welcome.  Battalion  all  glorious ! 
Refplendent  with  Garlands  from  large-hearted  Beauties, 

Your  manifold  Trophies  proclaim  you  viftorious ! 


At  a  regularly  called  Meeting  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx, 
held  at  their  Armory  on  the  evening  of  Oct.  llth,  the 
following  Refolutions  were  unanimoufly  adopted,  and, 
by  order,  were  publiilied  in  the  City  Papers  the  next 
day,  and  alfo  in  Bofton  and  Providence  Papers: 


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RESOLUTIONS. 

Whereas,  the  Putnam  Phalanx,  upon  its  recent  Excurfion  abroad, 

has  been  received  with  hearty  Welcome  and  unbounded  Hofpitali- 

ties ;   therefore 

Rejolved,  That  to  the  Mayors  of  the  cities  of  Bofton,  Charleftown 
and  Providence,  for  their  eloquent  fpeeches  of  Welcome  to  the  Pha- 
lanx, and  for  the  cheering  Hofpitalities  of  their  homes — and  to  thofe 
of  the  Municipal  Authorities  of  thefe  refpective  Cities  who  participa 
ted  in  our  Reception  —  and  the  noble  Policemen  of  thefe  Cities,  who 
fo  effeflually  guarded  our  March  through  their  ftreets  —  this  Phalanx 
tenders  its  heartieft  Thanks. 

Rejolved,  That  to  the  gallant  Charleftown  City  Guard,  Capt. 
Boyd,  Commander,  for  its  beautiful  Efcort,  long  and  heartily  continued, 
and  for  its  bountiful  Collation  at  its  Armory,  this  Phalanx  feels  under 
the  deepeft  obligations  —  as  it  alfo  does  to  the  fplendid  Second  Battal- 
ion of  Bofton,  Major  Rogers,  Commander,  for  its  attentive  Efcort,  and 
for  the  free  ufe  of  its  Armory.  The  martial  port  and  bearing  of 
thefe  confpicuous  Companies,  and  the  attentions  fo  handfomely  be- 
ftowed  by  their  Officers,  demand,  and  they  receive  at  our  hands  our 
particular  Thanks. 

Rejolved,  That  we  tender  our  particular  Thanks  to  Commodore 
Hudfon,  Commandant  of  the  Navy  Yard  at  Charleftown,  for  the  ex- 
ceedingly courteous  manner  in  which  he  received  the  Phalanx,  and 
for  his  happy  remarks  upon  the  Occafion. 

Refolved,  That  for  the  courteous  and  graceful  Review  upon  the 
Bofton  Common,  beftowed  by  the  Mayor  of  Bofton  and  his  aflbciate 
authorities,  and  by  the  Mayor  of  Charleftown,  and  by  Adjutant  Gen- 
eral Stone  and  his  noble  Staff,  our  Phalanx  feels  under  grateful  obli- 
gation. 

Rejolved,  That  to  the  impofing  Battalion  of  Providence  Light  In- 
fantry, for  their  Efcort  and  for  the  truly  magnificent  Banquet  which 
they  gave  to  the  Phalanx  —  and  for  their  prefcntation  of  a  fragment 
of  the  Roger  Williams  Rock,  and  for  the  many  kind  and  eloquent 
Words  of  Greeting  which  they  extended,  both  in  public  and  in  pri- 
vate, to  our  Phalanx,  we  tender  our  heartfelt  Thanks.  They  have 
laid  us  under  a  deep  and  lafting  debt  of  Gratitude,  which  we  fhall  be 
ever  willing,  but  know  not  how  to  repay. 

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Refolved,  That  we  tender  our  cordial  thanks  to  the  Hon.  Edward 
Everett,  to  Hon.  Richard  Frothingham,  Jr.,  to  the  Hon.  George 
Washington  Warren,  the  Prefident  of  the  Bunker  Hill  Monument 
Aflbciation,  and  to  Dr.  Sears,  the  Prefident  of  Brown  Univerfity,  for 
the  highly  eloquent  and  inftrudive  remarks  with  which  they  greeted 
our  Battalion. 

Refolved,  That  to  thofe  Ladies  of  Providence  who  fliowered  upon 
our  Battalion  the  perfumed  hofpitality  of  beautiful  bouquets — and  to 
Mifs  Mary  Putnam  Holbrook,  of  Brooklyn,  Conn.,  who  at  Moofup 
Station  fo  gracefully  beftowed  upon  our  Commander  a  fplendid 
Wreath  —  our  efpecial  thanks  are  due.  Their  Prefents  were  received 
with  lively  fatisfaflion,  and  we  wifli  to  the  fair  Donors,  in  return, 
every  happinefs. 

Refolved,  That  to  E.  L.  Davenport,  Efq.,  of  Bofton,  for  his  polite 
invitation  to  the  Howard  Athena;um-^to  the  Mafons  of  the  fame 
city  for  their  proffer  of  civilities  to  many  members  of  our  Corps — 
to  Private  Ellfworth,  of  the  fame  city  and  alfo  of  our  Battalion,  the 
hofpitality  of  whofe  dwelling  was  fumptuous  and  prodigal  —  to  the 
Commandant  of  the  Providence  Light  Lifantry,  Col.  Brown,  and 
Commi/Jary  Davis,  for  the  abounding  hofpitality  of  their  manfions — 
and  to  all  who  in  any  way  aided,  in  any  of  the  Cities  we  have  vifited, 
to  make  our  ftay  agreeable  —  we  tender  the  afTurance  of  our  lively 
Gratitude. 

Refolved,  That  we  thank  the  Artillery  Corps  of  Bofton  and  of 
Pawtucket,  and  thofe  of  Warehoufe  Point,  who  honored  us  with  Sa- 
lutes—  as  we  do  alfo  the  Willimantic  Band  for  its  mufic  at  the 
Station  in  their  village,  which  the  hafte  of  the  Railroad  engineer  com- 
pelled us,  unwillingly,  to  pafs  without  a  ftop. 

Refolved,  That  our  efficient  Hofts  of  the  United  States  Hotel  in 
Bofton,  and  of  the  Earl  Houfe  in  Providence,  deferve  and  receive 
our  Thanks  for  their  timely  attention  to  all  our  wants — as  do  alfo  the 
Officers  and  Managers  of  the  Railroads  over  which  we  have  pafled — 
and  Citizens,  generally,  wherever  they  have  miniftered  to  our  com- 
fort and  pleafure. 

Refolved,  That  to  the  Hartford  Light  Guard,  Capt.  Woodhoufe, 
and  the  Seymour  Light  Artillery,  Capt.  Enfworth,  of  our  city,  for 
their  cheering  efcort  upon  our  arrival  home — to  our  diftinguifhed 
Fellow-citizen  Gov.  Seymour,  for  the  eloquent  words  with  which  he 
welcomed  us  —  and  to  our  Fellow-citizens  generally,  who  aflembled 


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to  greet  our  coming — we  tender  our  heartfelt  Acknowledgments.  It 
is  indeed  a  grateful  refleclion  to  us  all,  that  the  Abfence  of  the  Pha- 
lanx was  watched  with  pleafant  folicitude,  and  its  Return  hailed  with 
proud  Satisfaftion. 

HORACE  GOODWIN,  Major  Commandant 

J.   M.  Sexton,  Secretary. 


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